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...
March 2026
The imagined sky – power, inequality and the future of space sustainability
... on Dark and Quiet Skies for Science and Society in Vienna hosted by the Square Kilometre Array Observatory/United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs (SKAO/UNOOSA) in December 2025. Concerns about the space environment continue to be addressed...
July 2014
In search of strategic stability
...increasingly independent manner. Institutionalised inequality – such as the privileges of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council – causes ever greater dissatisfaction. The Security Council either draws a fence around itself...
October 2017
Asgardia celebrates its first birthday
...the same time, Asgardia will work on achieving mutual recognition with Earthly states, achieving recognition by the United Nations, setting up embassies and establishing diplomatic relationships. A community leader selection process is also under way...
July 2020
Pandemic in space – are we ready?
... with SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, prior to the Demo-2 flight test. Space law and health governance The United Nations space law treaties do not specifically address matters of public health. Even so, in 1959, the predecessor of the UN Committee...
