On Episode 171 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and guest host Isaac Arthur are joined by are joined by Dr. Rick Jene with the National Space Society to discuss the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA).
The United Nations has mediated conflicts since its founding in 1945. That domain of involvement extended into space in 1967 with the Outer Space Treaty. Today, their role is increasingly active with more and more nations entering space and the private sector getting into the game.
The UN's space-related branches, UNOOSA (the UN Office of Outer Space Affairs) and COPUOUS (UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space), are busy. Many years ago, the National Space Society gained permanent UN observer status, which is much less passive than the name sounds. The organization has addressed the committees on more than one occasion and is working to influence the policy for space flight positively.
Dr. Rick Jenet has been instrumental in these efforts and joins us in explaining the landscape of newspace, international space efforts, and the organization's future initiatives.
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Space news of the week
- 'The Smithsonian Institution owns the Discovery.' Museum resists Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' plan to move space shuttle to Houston
- Dr. Rick Jenet
- Expanding Frontiers
- United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
- Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies
- Two Leading Lunar Exploration Projects: Comparing Artemis and the ILRS
- NSS Advances a United Nations Sustainable Development Goal for Human Space Expansion
- Outer Space Treaty
- Only Effective Space Governance Can Prevent Future Conflict
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