Abbreviation | COPUOS |
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Formation | 12 December 1959 |
Legal status | Active |
Headquarters | Vienna, Austria |
Head | Chairperson Marius-Ioan Piso |
Parent organization | United Nations General Assembly |
Website | www.unoosa.org/ oosa/en/ourwork/ copuos/index.html |
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The United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) is a United Nations committee whose main task is to review and foster international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space, as well as to consider legal issues arising from the exploration of outer space.[1][2]
The committee currently has 102 members who meet annually in Vienna, Austria at the Vienna International Centre in June. Additionally, the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee tends to meet in February, while the Legal Subcommittee usually meets in April.[2]