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...
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...
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...
April 2024
Agencia Espacial Española – Spain’s future assurance
... through our participation in the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS).” Considering the size of Spanish space technology companies and the public budgets they receive, the country’s space industry now represents a highly...
April 2025
Space sustainability and the role of space situational awareness
... prevent certain nations from incorporating space debris mitigation guidelines into their national legislation – as encouraged by the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS). A lack of comprehensive space traffic management (STM) means...
