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In article <1993Jan4.150827.1@acad3.alaska.edu> nsmca@acad3.alaska.edu writes:
>I wonder if there is anything in the works for a United Nations Space Agency

Not really.  The problem is the "elephant among the chickens" syndrome:
the US is logically a major participant in such an effort, but then it
wants to run the show, and the other nations involved -- especially the
ones which have demonstrated competence of their own -- don't want to
just pay the bills for projects they have no say in.  Past experience
with US involvement in "international" space projects generally has
not been happy for the US's "partners".

>I wonder if the North American Free-Trade Agreement will lead to
>US/Canadian/Mexican Space co-working?? 

Canada is already a (minor) partner in various aspects of the US space
program... but it's also an associate member of the European Space Agency.
(It would probably be a full member, were it not for the inconvenient rule
that full members must be located in Europe...)  Much depends on whether
"co-working" means a say in decisions, or just a share in the cost.
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