30 May 2018
China opens up its space station to the world
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and China’s Manned Space Agency (CMSA) have invited applications from United Nations Member States to conduct experiments on-board China’s Space Station (CSS). In 2016 UNOOSA and CMSA signed...
January 2017
UN strategy lifts capacity for non-spacefaring countries
... endeavour, and we at the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs are looking forward to bringing the benefits of this partnership to many all around the world. About the author Simonetta Di Pippo has been Director of UNOOSA since 2014 and was...
August 2018
Flouting the rules on satellite registrations
...creates. The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), which discharges the duty of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, established and maintains a central register of space objects. Nominally, the registration of space objects...
March 2019
Urgent action needed to avert space debris threat
As of late 2018 the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) reported that there were 4,857 satellites in orbit, representing an increase of 4.79 percent compared to 2017. The fact is that space is already crowded - and it’s getting ...
25 September 2016
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs participates in the 67th International Astronautical Congress
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) will take part in the 67 th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Guadalajara, Mexico. This will be the first time that UNOOSA will have a booth at IAC. Visitors will be able to find...
June 2014
The peaceful use of space
... dominated by just the USA and the USSR in the 1950s to the numerous nations and commercial entities now involved in space activities. The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), which was established at the beginning of the space age...
