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🚀 The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) that oversees international cooperation in the peaceful use of outer space was established on December 13, 1958.
The Soviet Union ushered in the space age by launching Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, on October 4, 1957, paving the way for the creation of a new entity within the UN Secretariat.
🤝 #UNOOSA carries out the United Nations Programme on Space Applications (PSA) and works on streamlining space research and technology for promoting social and economic development around the world with a special emphasis on the developing countries.
We note with satisfaction that even 65 years after its founding, UNOOSA continues to play a key role in ensuring equal and mutually beneficial cooperation between space powers and the developing countries seeking to join efforts on the peaceful uses of outer space.
The professional work by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs has a lot of relevance for the international community. Moving forward, this institution must uphold its commitment to the principles of political neutrality and respect for all space actors without exception. It is essential to counter any attempt to draw artificial ideology-driven dividing lines in terms of cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space.
💬 Sergey Lavrov: In the current geopolitical conditions, it is important to maintain contact between leading world experts on issues that unite people, including space exploration. In turn, the Foreign Ministry will continue to help preserve essential channels for depoliticised dialogue (excerpt from a message of greetings to the organisers of and participants in the Time to Go to Space International Festival timed to coincide with Space Day, April 11, 2023).
The Soviet Union ushered in the space age by launching Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, on October 4, 1957, paving the way for the creation of a new entity within the UN Secretariat.
🤝 #UNOOSA carries out the United Nations Programme on Space Applications (PSA) and works on streamlining space research and technology for promoting social and economic development around the world with a special emphasis on the developing countries.
We note with satisfaction that even 65 years after its founding, UNOOSA continues to play a key role in ensuring equal and mutually beneficial cooperation between space powers and the developing countries seeking to join efforts on the peaceful uses of outer space.
The professional work by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs has a lot of relevance for the international community. Moving forward, this institution must uphold its commitment to the principles of political neutrality and respect for all space actors without exception. It is essential to counter any attempt to draw artificial ideology-driven dividing lines in terms of cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space.
💬 Sergey Lavrov: In the current geopolitical conditions, it is important to maintain contact between leading world experts on issues that unite people, including space exploration. In turn, the Foreign Ministry will continue to help preserve essential channels for depoliticised dialogue (excerpt from a message of greetings to the organisers of and participants in the Time to Go to Space International Festival timed to coincide with Space Day, April 11, 2023).