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New Adhering Member Institution Reports to COSPAR Now Available

COSPAR adhering institutions may use the opportunity of the forthcoming Scientific Assembly to demonstrate the capabilities and successes of space research and technology in their countries to the wide and attentive community of scientists, engineers, representatives of agencies and governments, and the general public which is present at these events. Submitted reports will be made available through this News item as they become available and will also be included in the Assembly app.


Advances in Space Research - Special Issues

Click to see recently or soon to be published / free to read ASR special issues and open calls for special issues.


COSPAR appoints Niklas Hedman as General Counsel

Please welcome Niklas Hedman, COSPAR’s new General Counsel. He brings invaluable knowledge and experience from his time at the United Nations, where he most recently held the position of Acting Director of the Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA). Read more in this press release.


Inaugural COSPAR International Planetary Protection Week

COSPAR’s Inaugural International Planetary Protection Week will be held at the Royal Society, London, UK, 22-25 April 2024. Hosted by AstrobiologyOU and funded by the UK Space Agency as part of the International Bilateral Fund, it will include sessions ranging from the Planetary Protection Landscape to Icy Worlds, and the Implementation of Planetary Protection. Register […]


COSPAR Outstanding Paper Awards for Young Scientists 2023 - LSSR

Congratulations to the recipients of the COSPAR Outstanding Paper Award for Young Scientists published in Life Sciences in Space Research (LSSR) in 2023.


LSSR Outstanding Paper Awards for Young Scientists Free to Read

Complimentary access for three months to the papers selected for the Outstanding Paper Award for Young Scientists (published in Life Sciences in Space Research in 2022).


ASR Outstanding Paper Awards for Young Scientists Free to Read

Complimentary access for three months to the papers selected for the Outstanding Paper Award for Young Scientists (published in Advances in Space Research in 2022).


So Many Abstracts! Submission Open through the Weekend

Last minute abstract submissions were numerous, and the on-line system was saturated for a few hours toward the deadline. Submissions will be possible, therefore, through the weekend. Please excuse any inconvenience encountered.


COSPAR Outstanding Paper Awards for Young Scientists 2022 - LSSR

Congratulations to the recipients of the COSPAR Outstanding Paper Award for Young Scientists published in Life Sciences in Space Research (LSSR) in 2022.


Advances in Space Research: Top Reviewers of 2023

Advances in Space Research (ASR), as with any established scientific journal, insists on a rigorous peer-review process to maintain the integrity and quality of its published papers. An essential part of this process is the reviewer, spending his or her valuable time using unique expertise to evaluate the scientific quality of a manuscript and help […]