Article 4 Areas of Cooperation

a) the scientific exploration of outer space, including the physics of solar and terrestrial links, radioastronomy, high energy astrophysics and the study of planets;

b) remote sensing and monitoring of the Earth from space and related information technologies and services;

c) space material studies in space;

d) space medicine and biology;

e) space communications and related information technologies and services;

f) satellite navigation systems and related information technologies and services;

g) research and development, production, operation and other works related to space automated apparatus and manned systems, as well as to the corresponding ground-based equipment;

h) development of launch vehicles and other space transport systems;

i) provision and use of launch services;

j) research on matters relating to the protection of the outer space environment, including control, prevention and reduction of man-caused impact on the outer space environment.