OSI Junior Fellow Jo Armstrong shared a statement with the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) Science and Technical Subcommittee on February 12th, 2026, suggesting tiered targets for satellite brightness as a means to preserve dark and quiet skies.
Watch Jo speak at this link, beginning at 2:18:20
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1d/k1d7nh4aqe
On Feb 11th, 2026, OSI Co-Chair Aaron Boley delivered a technical presentation to the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) to introduce the CRASH Clock, a living resource to illustrate the expected time until a potential collision in low Earth orbit should all spacecraft maneuvers stop. More information on the CRASH clock can be found on the OSI website, here.
Aaron’s full presentation can be watched at this link, beginning at 2:14:35
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1y/k1ymvnvcxk
On February 6th, 2026, OSI Junior Fellow Jo Armstrong remotely delivered a statement on behalf of the OSI at the 63rd UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS), highlighting some of the intertwined challenges towards the long-term sustainability of outer space activities.
Watch Jo speak at this link, beginning at 1:58:40
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1aku5ne5f
Moriba Jah. Aerospace America.
Aaron Boley. The Globe and Mail
with Michael Byers
The OSI’s 2025 Newsletter introduces new Junior Fellows, presents OSI statements made at UN COPUOS, highlights achievements of OSI members, and more!
OSI Fellow and Research Coordinator Beatriz Paiva Soeiro presented a statement at the plenary session of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) on June 30th, 2025. The statement addressed agenda item 15, discussing the duty to assist persons in distress and recommending a broad interpretation of the Outer Space Treaty (OST) Article V.
Watch Beatriz speak at this link, beginning at 2:01:50
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1f/k1fdsg7x6u
What should space mean for Canada and Canadians today? Tanya Harrison, SpaceQ.
Paul Meyer. Open Canada
OSI Fellow Timiebi Aganaba was the lead author of this article in Nature, asserting that Indigenous people and others need a say in space-industry decisions.
OSI Junior Fellow Charlotte Hook and Fellow Robin J. Frank attended the sixty-fourth session of the Legal Subcommittee of COPUOS. This paper is supplement to the statement presented by the OSI on May 8th, 2025.
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