Italy submits contribution to the UNCOPUOS WG on Legal Aspects of Space Resource Activities

19 June 2025

The United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN COPUOS) has established a dedicated Working Group on Legal Aspects of Space Resource Activities under its Legal Subcommittee to explore legal questions related to the use of natural space resources.

As part of its ongoing work, the Working Group is currently developing an initial draft set of recommended principles to guide the exploration, extraction and use of natural resources in outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies. In this context, Member States were invited to submit their views to support this process.

Italy has welcomed the opportunity to contribute to the development of the initial draft set of recommended principles for space resource activities, as invited by the Vice-Chair of the UNCOPUOS’s Working Group on Space Resources in the Circular of 19 July 2024 (OOSA/2024/43, CU 2024/221).

Italian full contribution is available for download!

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3291a — The UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space has started a five-year effort to develop an international regulatory framework for space resource utilization – Credit: United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs

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