United NationsOffice for Outer Space Affairs

Scientific and Technical Subcommittee: 2023

Sixtieth session (6-17 February 2023)

WEBCAST (STSC Plenary)

• 975 meeting, 6 February, a.m.
• 976 meeting, 6 February, p.m.
• 977 meeting, 7 February, a.m.
• 978 meeting, 7 February, p.m.
• 979 meeting, 8 February, a.m.
• 980 meeting, 8 February, p.m.
• 981 meeting, 9 February, a.m.
• 982 meeting, 9 February, p.m.
• 983 meeting, 10 February, a.m.
• 984 meeting, 10 February, p.m.
• 985 meeting, 13 February, a.m.
• 986 meeting, 13 February, p.m.
• 987 meeting, 14 February, a.m.
• 988 meeting, 14 February, p.m. (Symposium)
• 989 meeting, 15 February, a.m.
• 990 meeting, 15 February, p.m.
• 991 meeting, 16 February, a.m.
• 992 meeting, 16 February, p.m.
• 993 meeting, 17 February, a.m.
• 994 meeting, 17 February, p.m.
• 994 meeting, 17 February, p.m. (extra session)

WEBCAST (STSC Technical Presentations)

• 6 February, afternoon session
• 7 February, morning session
• 7 February, afternoon session
• 8 February, morning session
• 8 February, afternoon session
• 9 February, morning session
• 9 February, afternoon session
• 10 February, morning session
• 10 February, afternoon session
• 13 February, morning session
• 13 February, afternoon session
• 14 February, morning session
• 14 February, afternoon session

Session Documents

Statements

• Click here for List of Speakers

MEETING GUIDELINES

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• List of recommended microphones

Daily Journals

Technical Presentations

• List of Technical Presentations

COSPAR Symposium: Space-Observation Contributions Supporting Climate Action - 14 February at 15:00

• Programme

Digital Recordings of STSC 2023

Indicative schedule of work (Advanced edited version)

Schedule of informal meetings of STSC Working Groups

• Working Group of the Whole
• • First meeting: 9 February 2023, 13:30-14:50, M-Plenary, M-Building, VIC / MS Teams.
  • Second meeting: 10 February 2023, 13:30-14:50, M-Plenary, M-Building, VIC / MS Teams.
  • No more informal meetings of the Working Group are planned to take place at this session of STSC.

• Working Group on the Use of Nuclear Power Sources in Outer Space
• • First meeting: 7 February 2023, 10:00-13:00, M6, M-Building, VIC / MS Teams.
  • Second meeting: 8 February, 13:30-14:45 in M6, M-Building, VIC / MS Teams.
  • Third meeting: 9 February, 13:30-14:45 in M6, M-Building, VIC / MS Teams.
  • Fourth meeting: 10 February, 13:30-14:45 in M6, M-Building, VIC / MS Teams.

• Working Group on the Long-term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities:
• • 6-13 February 2023, 13:30-14:50, M2, M-Building, VIC / MS Teams.
  • 14 February 2023, 10:00-11:00, M2, M-Building, VIC / MS Teams.
  • 14 February 2023, 13:30-14:50, M2, M-Building, VIC /MS Teams.

Schedule of other meetings

• Space and Global Health Network meetings: 8 February, 9:30-11:00, and 10 February, 9:00-11:00, Press Room / MS Team
• International Asteroid Warning Network meetings: 7 February, 9:0-18:00, M5
• Space Mission Planning Advisory Group meetings: 8-9 February, 9:00-11:00, M5

Side event information

• "UNOOSA activities on Climate Action", side event organized by the Office for Outer Space Affairs, 7 Feb. 2023, starting at 1:00 p.m. Vienna time (CET), in the Vienna International Centre press room, hybrid format. Presentation slides can be found linked in the flyer.
• "WSWA Space & Sustainability Reception", side event organized by the World Space Week Association, 7 Feb. 2023, starting at 6:30 p.m. Vienna time (CET), in the Vienna International Centre Mozart room.
• "Bridging the Gender Gap: Women and Girls in Space Tech" , joint side event co-organized by the Permanent Mission of Israel and the Office for Outer Space Affairs, 9 Feb. 2023, starting at 1:00 p.m. Vienna time (CET), in the Vienna International Centre press room, hybrid format.
• "The Recommended Framework and Key Elements for Peaceful and Sustainable Lunar Activities" , side event organized by Moon Village Association, 9 Feb. 2023, starting at 2:00 p.m. Vienna time (CET), in the Vienna International Centre MOE100 room, hybrid format.
• " Dark and Quiet Skies: The Way Ahead", side event organized by the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), with support from the International Astronomical Union (IAU), the European Organization for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere (ESO) and the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO), 9 Feb. 2023, starting at 6:30 p.m. Vienna time (CET), at the ESPI premises.
• "Vega C Announcement of Awardee" , side event co-organized by the Office for Outer Space Affairs and Avio S.p.A., 10 Feb. 2023, starting at 1 p.m. Vienna time (CET), in the Vienna International Centre press room, hybrid format.
• "What is UNOOSA? And why is it relevant for you?" , side event organized by the Office for Outer Space Affairs, 14 Feb. 2023, starting at 2 p.m. Vienna time (CET), in the Vienna International Centre M4 room, hybrid format.

STSC 2022 Session Page

VIRTUAL BRIEFING TO THE PERMANENT MISSIONS ON THE PREPARATION FOR THE UPCOMING SESSION

The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, in its capacity as the secretariat of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and its Subcommittees, has the pleasure to invite Member States of the United Nations and permanent observers of the Committee to a briefing in preparation for the upcoming session of the Subcommittee.

The Briefing will take place on Wednesday, 18 January 2023, 14:00-15:00 CEST (2.00 - 3.00 p.m. Vienna time). Click here for the briefing presentation.

Click here for the presentation delivered at the briefing held on 22 November 2022. 

Session Documents

Draft Report of the 60th session (A/AC.105/C.1/L.406 & Addenda)

A/AC.105/C.1/L.406

Draft Report of the Working Group of the Whole (A/AC.105/C.1/WGW/2023/L.1)

A/AC.105/C.1/WGW/2023/L.1

Draft Report of the Working Group on the Use of Nuclear Power Sources in Outer Space (A/AC.105/C.1/NPS/2023/L.1)

A/AC.105/C.1/NPS/2023/L.1

Draft Report of the Working Group on the Long-term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities (A/AC.105/C.1/LTS/2023/L.1)

A/AC.105/C.1/LTS/2023/L.1

List of Participants (A/AC.105/C.1/2023/INF/52 & A/AC.105/C.1/2023/CRP.2)

A/AC.105/C.1/2023/INF/52& A/AC.105/C.1/2023/CRP.2

Annotated Provisional Agenda (including indicative schedule of work) (A/AC.105/C.1/L.405)

A/AC.105/C.1/L.405

Conference Room Papers (A/AC.105/C.1/2023/CRP.)

A/AC.101/C.1/2023/CRP.

Non-Papers

• Dedicated Tools and Practices for Enhanced Information Sharing (Draft Non-Paper submitted by Luxembourg, Germany)
• Proposed Draft Contribution to the SDG Summit in 2023 (By the Chair of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee)
• Possible decisions to be taken by the Working Group on the Long-term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities at the sixtieth session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee (Non-paper by the Chair the Working Group on the Long-term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities)
• Proposed amendments to Draft Contribution to the SDG Summit in 2023

Final Report of the 59th session (A/AC.105/1258)

A/AC.105/1258

General Assembly resolution: International cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space (A/RES/77/121)

A/RES/77/121

General Assembly resolution: Space and global health (A/RES/77/120)

A/RES/77/120

Final Report of the COPUOS 65th session (A/77/20)

A/77/20

Series: A/AC.105/C.1/L.

A/AC.105/C.1/L.

Series: A/AC.105/C.1/

A/AC.105/C.1/

Series: A/AC.105/

A/AC.105/

General Assembly resolutions and related documents

GARES & DOCS

COPUOS Reports

COPUOS Reports

STSC Reports

STSC Reports

Publications