September 2017
Space nation set to mark its presence in orbit
... of the infinite universe.” Asgardia is working to establish a legitimate, independent first space nation, which will be recognised by states on Earth and the United Nations. Whilst “facing towards space and its own future development”, Dr Ashurbeyli...
November 2019
Mexico’s path to space
... Mexico needed an organisation responsible for conducting a national space programme The Mexican space agency (AEM -... Paraguay and many others. Mexico is an important actor in United Nations space activities. For instance, in 2018, Mexico chaired the ...
September 2020
Tackling space debris - a global priority
... only debris mitigation activity of any significance until 1994, when the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS) first considered space debris as a priority item. In 1999...
October 2021
Russia and China – a new space axis
... did progress was Russian scientific participation on the Chinese orbital station. Through the auspices of the United Nations in Vienna, China invited countries to propose scientific experiments. Opportunities were extensive because Tianhe and the...
April 2024
ROOM at the 74th International Astronautical Congress
...to understanding or action. For example, many presenters threw in the acronym SDG (with reference to the United Nations’ 17 sustainable development goals) as if it’s as common as IT, ISS or LEO. One proposal in a ‘sustainability session’ even pitched...
12 October 2016
‘Asgardia’ to become the first new Space Nation
...things, may help prepare better answers to the future governance of outer space – a topic of major concern to the United Nations. The exciting aspect of this initiative is its three phase approach to providing broader access to space; promoting peace...
