Space sustainability, solutions and success stories

Side event to OS25 (in person)
9 September 2025
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Space sustainability, solutions and success stories

The Outer Space Security Conference 2025 featured a side event on space sustainability co-organized with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA).

This fireside chat side event, open to conference participants, focused on space sustainability and will share solutions and success stories. It featured a conversation between:

  • Aarti Holla-Maini, UNOOSA Director
  • Robin Geiss, UNIDIR Director

The session discussed key developments from the Vienna-based Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) on space sustainability, lunar coordination and planetary defence. It also addressed space solutions for national challenges, spotlighting UNOOSA’s work in kickstarting space economies and sustainable development. In addition, participants gained insight into how Geneva Missions can engage with COPUOS.

Event recording

When and where

Tuesday, 9 September 2025, 12:30 – 13:30 CEST, Room VII, Palais des Nations, United Nations, Geneva.

Further information

For inquiries, please contact almudena.azcarate@un.org