Third ICAO/UNOOSA Aerospace Symposium.
“Given the growing number of benefits derived from space science and technology applications, the conduct of space activities by all the main players continues to expand rapidly,” Ms Simon Di Pippo, Director, UnitedNations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) , told the gathering of representatives from States, industry, and international and regional aerospace organizations. “Space tools are fundamental to meeting the challenges to humanity and sustainable development and the overarching space security environment in its broader sense caters for global space governance.” Space 2017 was a continuation and culmination of the series of Aerospace Symposiums on sub-orbital commercial operations. started in Montréal, Canada in 2015, with the second held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in 2016. The Vienna Symposium explored existing regulatory mechanisms and operational practices in aviation and space transportation, challenges and opportunities related to emerging space a...