# @unoosa on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-02-13T19:44:11.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** UNOOSA (@unoosa) — https://gondola.cc/unoosa

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✅ That’s a wrap on #STSC2026!

Key takeaways from this year’s COPUOS Scientific and Technical Subcommittee:

🛰️ Member States reported major strides in implementing the LTS Guidelines, including:
• New national space laws
• Mandatory environmental impact assessments for missions
• Enhanced debris mitigation & collision avoidance
• Investments in space surveillance & tracking

☄️ Planetary defense in action:
IAWN & SMPAG reported on the successful response to asteroid 2024 YR4—the first real-world case crossing the 1% impact probability threshold. Good news: continued monitoring has ruled out any significant impact risk for the next century.

⚛️ Nuclear power in space:
The Working Group on NPS is tracking emerging technology applications, including reactors for deep-space missions, in partnership with the IAEA.

🌕 Lunar governance:
The Action Team on Lunar Activities is laying the groundwork for recommendations to guide sustainable, transparent Moon exploration.

🩺 Space & health:
The final draft curriculum on Space and Global Health is ready and will be presented to COPUOS.

🤝 Industry voices at the table:
UNOOSA launched the UN Space Debates, with 8 commercial players sharing perspectives on space sustainability and data access to help delegates understand operational realities.

🌍 These highlights reflect real progress toward safe, inclusive and sustainable use of outer space.

➡️ Follow for updates as this work moves forward.

📸: UNIS Vienna, Bianca Otero

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