21.01 Space Station Creators Get Support for Nobel Nomination

MOSCOW, January 21 (RIA Novosti) – Russian scientists support a proposal by former US Vice President Al Gore to nominate the creators of the International Space Station for a Nobel Peace Prize, a Russian academician said Tuesday.

“Al Gore has approached the Russian Space Agency [Roscosmos] with a proposal to nominate the ISS, meaning those who created it, for the peace prize,” academician Lev Zeleny told the presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

“Roscosmos asked us to support this proposal,” said Zeleny, a vice president of the academy.

The scientist explained that the nomination would include as one body all space agencies and organizations that take part in the ISS project.

The presidium unanimously supported the proposal, stating that the project represents a perfect example of successful international cooperation.