March 2015
Congested, contested, and invested: of space debris, risky launches and private initiative
... security space community has characterised space as “congested, contested, and competitive.” The international community, through the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS) and other forums, has been grappling with...
14 June 2021
G7 nations commit to the safe and sustainable use of space
... to ensure the sustainable use of space for the benefit and in the interests of all countries. We welcome the United Nation’s Long Term Sustainability Guidelines and call on others to join us in implementing these guidelines. We welcome all efforts...
14 June 2019
First experiments on Chinese Space Station announced
... operational. The selection was jointly implemented by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the...involve 23 institutions from 17 Member States of the United Nations and the experiments range from; measuring the polarisation of...
March 2015
Russia and safe space initiatives
...more so that issues of development come on top of every nation’s agenda. Preventing the deployment of weapons in outer space ...mission, inspiring generations of astronauts and subsequently giving the United States the lead in the Space Race The voting ...
February 2017
UN strategy lifts capacity for non-spacefaring countries
...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 partnership to many all...
April 2021
Space wars - how they start and how to end them
... choke points, organised according to altitude and inclination, help to illustrate the issue. To verify a space treaty the United Nations would have to possess an extensive world-wide network of sensors, which would be very expensive The space ‘choke...
