United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
Space agency
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| June 26 2023 | Aarti Holla-Maini, former general secretary of Global Satellite Operators Association, was appointed as the current UNOOSA director. |
| 2020 | Guatemala launched its first satellite through the KiboCUBE programme. |
| 2019 | The launch date for the UN space mission using the Dream Chaser was updated to 2024. |
| 2018 | Kenya launched its first satellite through the KiboCUBE programme. |
| September 2016 | UNOOSA announced the first United Nations space mission, initially targeting launch in 2021 using the Dream Chaser spaceplane by Sierra Nevada Corporation. |
| June 16 2016 | UNOOSA announced a partnership with the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) to allow nations to fly experiments and personnel on the Chinese Tiangong space station. |
| September 2015 | UNOOSA partnered with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to launch the 'KiboCUBE' programme, enabling developing countries to deploy CubeSats from the International Space Station. |
| March 2014 | Simonetta Di Pippo of Italy was appointed as Director of UNOOSA by the UN Secretary-General, after previously serving as Director of Human Spaceflight at the European Space Agency. |
| 2010 | The Human Space Initiative was launched to provide developing countries with access to space use and exploration. |
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