May 2024
Prioritising space solutions to accelerate sustainable development
... and governments at large. About the author Aarti Holla-Maini was appointed Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) in Vienna in June 2023 by UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Ms Holla-Maini has over 25 years...
25 September 2016
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs participates in the 67th International Astronautical Congress
...on UNOOSA's activities: The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs and its Contributions to Implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development - B1. Earth Observation Symposium Space Technology and Applications for Monitoring and Protecting...
July 2014
The peaceful use of space
...from being 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...
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...
14 June 2019
First experiments on Chinese Space Station announced
... laboratory when it finally becomes operational. The selection was jointly implemented by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) and announced at this years Committee on the Peaceful Uses...
February 2017
UN strategy lifts capacity for non-spacefaring countries
... conduct research that cannot be done on Earth, we are fostering space innovation and exploration This mission is an exciting endeavour, and we at the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs are looking forward to bringing the benefits of this...
