September 2026
A forum for humanity’s future
...governing activities beyond Earth, principally through the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS), supported by the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA). The 1967 Outer Space Treaty established principles that remain fundamental...
September 2025
Why the global space sector needs urgent regulation
..., climate monitoring and human spaceflight. Current United Nations mechanisms like the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) and the Outer Space Treaty are vital but slow moving, often hampered by geopolitical gridlock...
October 2025
The law as a last line of defence when space debris hit home
... third party liability insurance covering damage on Earth from their space objects. States could also instigate discussions at the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) to try to develop a shared understanding of how liability can...
March 2026
The imagined sky – power, inequality and the future of space sustainability
...at a time when only a few nations could operate in space, and their influence still permeates today’s institutions. The United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) provides essential legitimacy, but its consensus model makes...
August 2018
Ever-changing views on space resource utilisation
... yield any useful results in the practice of carrying out space mining activities. The parameters of the debate are expanding. Top: In 1959, the General Assembly established the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) as a permanent...
November 2019
Mexico’s path to space
.... Mexico is an important actor in United Nations space activities. For instance, in 2018, Mexico chaired the 61st session of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS), as well as the special segment UNISPACE+50. More recently, AEM...
