July 2020
Investigations into plant growth on the Moon
...-agar, following the standard preparation methods outlined by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA). The petri-dishes were labelled “1 g control” and “clinorotated”, as shown in the accompanying images. The 1 g control sample...
March 2021
Space weather and risk mitigation
... United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA). This platform promotes the use of space-based...opportunity for the evolution of a common approach to resilience According to UNOOSA, 70 percent of space activities are now led by the private ...
09 June 2016
GLIS 2016: A New Era of Connectivity through Space
...International organisations, such as the United Nations and its agencies, UNOOSA and ITU, along with the IAF, aim to extend ... Sustainable Development presented by Simonetta di Pippo, Director of UNOOSA. The discussions on how space can contribute to a...
21 June 2016
China Looks for Space Station Collaboration through the U.N.
... Office for Outer Space Affairs (OOSA) director Simonette Di Pippo on space station collaboration. Under the agreements, UNOOSA and CMSA will work together to enable United Nations Member States, particularly developing countries, to conduct space...
July 2017
Rapidly evolving space industry needs faster UN response
International mechanisms and institutions governing space activities have not been evolving and adjusting as quickly as the actors and their activities conducted in the global space sector. Although the current legal regime and related system of ...
November 2017
Managing air and space traffic from orbit
... changes in our use of the airspace and near space environments and time is now pressing for the UNOOSA International Committee on GNSS and ICAO to come together to achieve compatibility between ATM and STM through the...
