July 2014
The peaceful use of space
... a broad range of stakeholders in the space arena. International co-operation Within the United Nations, the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) is the primary body for promoting the peaceful use of space for economic, social and...
February 2017
Protecting our space interests
... guidelines. European Union proposal The COPUOS initiative did not focus on space security per se because COPUOS addresses the peaceful uses of outer space. Space security activities fall under the mandate of the Conference on Disarmament (CD), which...
May 2024
Prioritising space solutions to accelerate sustainable development
...) has an unequivocal mandate for space. Its Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS), which was most recently responsible the long-term sustainability guidelines, was historically the birthplace of the Outer Space Treaty (OST) and all...
November 2025
Extra-terrestrial Skyring: managing space debris with an artificial planetary ring
... bodies, such as the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the Committee for the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS), actively engaged in addressing the challenge of space debris. The emphasis of the discussions is on debris...
May 2024
Could ICAO be a NewSpace regulator?
... and advise the ad hoc Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS), which itself was established by the UN General Assembly to discuss the scientific and legal aspects of exploring and using outer space to benefit humankind. COPUOS became...
January 2017
Prospects for progress on space security diplomacy
... policy has shifted to Vienna and the UN’s Committee on the Peaceful Use of Outer Space (COPUOS) at the expense of explicit coverage of the security aspects of outer space use. This summer at its annual session, COPUOS was able to agree on an initial...
