On Sunday (03/13/2016), the team discussed the space regulations as it is important to take them into consideration during the progress of defining the mission.
Stating these regulations is a responsibility of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS), which was established in 1959, shortly after the launch Sputnik. The mission of COPUOS is “to review the scope of international cooperation in peaceful uses of outer space, to devise programmes in this field to be undertaken underUnited Nations auspices, to encourage continued research and the dissemination of information on outer space matters, and to study legal problems arising from the exploration of outer space.”
COPUOS is a part of the services that are introduced by The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), which was established to achieve the good for the outer space.
Most of the regulations were stated for the good of the nations, individuals, earth and give the international organizations the equality in their mission based on the each capabilities.
Documents:
The following figure shows on which agreements the UAE agreed (2015), the details of each agreement can be found at UNOOSA website.
Useful Links:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Committee_on_the_Peaceful_Uses_of_Outer_Space
- http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/index.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_1
- http://www.unoosa.org/pdf/limited/c2/AC105_C2_2015_CRP08E.pdf
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