“Plasma Acceleration in Near-Earth Space” Webinar with Vassilis Angelopoulos (24th October 2024)
COSPAR Bureau member Vassilis Angelopoulos is the speaker for the ISSI webinar on “Plasma Acceleration in Near-Earth Space” that will take place on 24 October. See the announce and join the online seminar.
NASA, ESA, JAXA, ASI, KASA meet during COSPAR 2024 to reinforce cooperation for future missions to Apophis
COSPAR is particularly proud to have initiated a historic gathering of representatives from NASA, ESA, JAXA, ASI and KASA during the 45th COSPAR Scientific Assembly in Busan, Korea to explore coordinating their planning and approach for missions to the asteroid (99942) Apophis. Apophis will make its closest approach to Earth on 13 April 2029 and […]
COSPAR and APSCO to sign MOU
COSPAR is pleased to announce that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is planned to be signed with the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organisation (APSCO) this autumn. Read the press release for more details.
KAI Joins COSPAR as an Industrial Associated Supporter
Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd (KAI) has become an Industrial Associated Supporter member of COSPAR. The entire COSPAR community extends a warm welcome.
COSPAR 2024 Awards Announced
See the press release for recipients of COSPAR 2022 awards and medals. COSPAR congratulates all recipients.
Advances in Space Research (ASR): Impact Factor
Advances in Space Research (ASR), one of COSPAR’s flagship scientific journals, has been awarded a 2023 Impact Factor of 2.8, improving in all categories.
COSPAR International Space Innovation Centre to be Launched
COSPAR is proud to announce the creation of the COSPAR International Space Innovation Centre, in partnership with the Cyprus Space Exploration Organization. The Center will be inaugurated during the C-SpaRC (Cyprus Space Research and Innovation Centre) Summit in Nicosia, Cyprus, 21-26 June 2024.
Space Research and its Transformative Role in the Space Sector
Read this significant article by COSPAR President, Prof. Pascale Ehrenfreund, published by SpaceWatchGlobal.
COSPAR-LASP partnership for 1st COSPAR Center of Excellence
The Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) is proud to announce its partnership with the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado, Boulder, USA, designating the LASP Small/CubeSat group as a “COSPAR Center of Excellence for Capacity Building in CubeSat Technologies”. Read the press release.
COSPAR appoints Niklas Hedman as General Counsel
Please welcome Niklas Hedman, COSPAR’s new General Counsel. He brings invaluable knowledge and experience from his time at the United Nations, where he most recently held the position of Acting Director of the Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA). Read more in this press release.