SPACE DIPLOMACY — U.N. COMMITTEE ON PEACEFUL USES OF OUTER SPACE (Aerospace Corp), Apr 21, 2022, virtual, 1:00 pm ET

The Aerospace Corporation will hold the next in its Space Policy Show webinar series on April 21, 2022 at 1:00 pm ET.

The topic is “Space Diplomacy — U.N. Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.”  Peter Martinez, Executive Director of the Secure World Foundation, will discuss the United Nations Long Term Sustainability (LTS) guidelines that were developed under his leadership of the UN COPUOS Working Group on the Long-Term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities.

More information is on the event’s website, which says:

How does space fit into the international diplomatic framework of the UN? How do countries try to reach agreements on some of the biggest legal and technical issues in space? What are some of the greatest obstacles facing space diplomacy today? In this episode, Robin Dickey, policy analyst at the Center for Space Policy and Strategy, will interview Peter Martinez, executive director of the Secure World Foundation and the How does space fit into the international diplomatic framework of the UN? How do countries try to reach agreements on some of the biggest legal and technical issues in space? What are some of the greatest obstacles facing space diplomacy today? In this episode, Robin Dickey, policy analyst at the Center for Space Policy and Strategy, will interview Peter Martinez, executive director of the Secure World Foundation and the former chair of the UN COPUOS Working Group on the Long-Term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities. This episode will focus on the history of space diplomacy in COPUOS, some of the major current efforts to keep space safe and sustainable, and future challenges and opportunities for international space cooperation and diplomacy in the UN.. This episode will focus on the history of space diplomacy in COPUOS, some of the major current efforts to keep space safe and sustainable, and future challenges and opportunities for international space cooperation and diplomacy in the UN.