    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
    [January 31, 1991]
    [Pages 89-90]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Congress Submitting a Report on the International Space
    Year
    January 31, 1991

    To the Congress of the United States:
        I am pleased to submit the attached report on plans and programs for
    the International Space Year (ISY) in 1992, prepared by the National
    Aeronautics and Space Administration in response to Senate Joint
    Resolution 75 (Public Law 101-339, July 31, 1990). The report shows
    considerable

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    progress since the ISY was first proposed by the Congress in 1985 and
    advanced internationally by NASA at President Reagan's direction.
        The report indicates a broad acceptance for the ISY that confirms
    the original intent and expectations of the Congress. The ISY celebrates
    a new age that inspires a unifying perspective on Earth as we continue
    to push back the frontiers of space. I invite the American people to
    develop activities for 1992 that foster the ISY's global perspective.
        The ISY will place important emphasis on education. The language of
    science and the perspective of space are both global in scope. They will
    be united during the ISY in many science education programs in which
    challenging subjects such as astronomy, geology, physics, and chemistry
    will draw on the universal appeal of space science and exploration.
    Similarly, other public education activities ranging from television
    programs to expositions will carry the ISY's universal message to the
    widest possible audience.
        I invite the leaders of all the nations of the world to join me in
    endorsing and actively supporting the International Space Year in 1992.
    In particular, I urge their continued support for the Space Agency Forum
    on the ISY (SAFISY), whose membership includes 28 space agencies plus
    eight affiliated international organizations, including the United
    Nations. The SAFISY has adopted Mission To Planet Earth as the central
    ISY theme and is also supporting ISY activities concerning human
    exploration, education, benefits for developing nations, and space
    science. I look forward to continued progress in those areas as the ISY
    approaches.
        The ISY will promote worldwide recognition of a new era of global
    cooperation in space. Everyone can and should join in its celebration.

                                                                 George Bush

    The White House,
    January 31, 1991.