United Nations To Appoint Space Ambassador To Act As First Contact For Aliens Visiting Earth

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United Nations to appoint space ambassador to act as first contact for aliens visiting Earth

If aliens ever land on Earth there will no longer be any confusion over who will greet them with the news the United Nations is set to appoint an astrophysicist to be their first human contact.

Mazlan Othman is expected to be tasked with coordinating humanity's response to an extraterrestrial visit, if ever required.

The 58-year-old Malaysian will tell a conference next week that with the recent discovery of hundreds of planets orbiting around other stars, the detection of alien life is becoming more and more likely.

Ms Othman, currently the head of the UN's Office for Outer Space Affairs (Unoosa), recently told fellow scientists that mankind needed to be ready to deal with alien contact.

'The continued search for extraterrestrial communication, by several entities, sustains the hope that some day human kind will received signals from extraterrestrials,' she said.

'When we do, we should have in place a coordinated response that takes into account all the sensitivities related to the subject.

Full story: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1315336/United-Nations-appoint-space-ambassador-act-contact-aliens-visiting-Earth.html

DAILY MAIL

- 2010-09-27

[gotlost]

Just goes to prove my point that UN is full of space between their ears.

[StreetCowboy]

Where is Notthenation when you need it?

Maybe with the Daily Mail, NTTN is now redundant.

A Malaysian astrophysicist as our first point of contact...words fail me!

SC

[WEBLEDINK]

i have already been in contact with the little beings..... being abducted twice and flown to the edge of the Milky Way on one occasion. Now they get someone that is unfamiliar with their ways or dialog. We are doomed! I think she needs to aquainted like I have with them. Probe and all! Get ready to tighten your cheeks and pucker up! They don't believe in small talk or questions.... believe me!!!!!!!! Sensitive beings they aren't!

[angiud]

Welcome to Planet Earth

[StreetCowboy]

Welcome to Planet Earth

Suddenly, I appreciate the Malaysian astrophysicist...

SC

[Cuchulainn]

For the first time ever in my life, I would like to speak favourably of Chalerm and elevate him to this high position.

If aliens ever did land here and were taken to a world leader, they'd run a f*****g mile when introduced to that sewer rat and his pack of hateful brats!!!

Edited September 27, 2010 by Cuchulainn

[Peterbigeyes]

A Malaysian astrophysicist as our first point of contact...words fail me!

^^ This

[StreetCowboy]

A Malaysian astrophysicist as our first point of contact...words fail me!

^^ This

? Spock's eyebrows?

I'll go from ?2∞ before I start using smileys and the like (ear to infinity)

SC