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 2020
Morality, rights and responsibilities in space
... or groups outside of political or corporate entities. While more noted for being ignored than followed, the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights is one of the most important documents in human history. The Declaration recognises...
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...
July 2020
Investigations into plant growth on the Moon
... petri-dishes using a plant-substrate called agar-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...
05 February 2020
Legal action could be used to stop Starlink ruining the night say astronomers
... (ICJ), which can be called into question whenever there is a dispute of international jurisdiction or between member states of the United Nations, to argue that the night sky in its natural state is a shared human right, like “the right to breath...
15 May 2024
Lisbon summit calls for urgent action on space threats
... becomes increasingly complex, we realise the importance of the United Nations and of UNOOSA in particular. Our ability to lead ... we are again in this historic city, but now as the United Nations Member States, and I hope that we are also here with ...
