May 2017
World needs strong space governance system
... the most important of such institutions is the UN (United Nations), particularly its Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space... a part of customary international law, thus apply to all nations, whether or not they are parties to the Treaty. The...
July 2019
Aggression in outer space – time for action
... in the space industry, including as Director General of the French space agency CNES (1997- 2002), chairman of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, UN COPUOS (June 2006 to June 2008), and an expert member of the...
June 2022
Military space – how worried should we be?
... for a generation, there is there is merit in finding ways of de-escalation, especially through continuing legal work of the United Nations to keep weapons out of space. About the author Brian Harvey is a specialist space writer and broadcaster based...
April 2024
The promise of solar energy for sustainable development and space exploration
... developed and operated in outer space, and constitute a ‘use’ of space, they are subject to the provisions of United Nations’ space treaties, in particular the 1967 ‘Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use...
May 2026
Focusing the world on planetary defence
... Safety) mission to study the asteroid Apophis in 2029. IAWN (International Asteroid Warning Network): Created by the United Nations (UN) in 2014, facilitates data exchange and global response protocols. SMPAG (Space Mission Planning Advisory Group...
April 2018
Climate monitoring and the need for open access to global environmental satellite data
...surface-based instruments on a global basis and expressed the need to facilitate international exchange of climate data. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), negotiated at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, called on parties...
