International Science Council (ISC) Announces New Awards Program

COSPAR's mother organization, the International Science Council (ISC), is pleased to announce the creation of its new awards program.  Deadline for submission of nominations for the ISC Awards Programme 2021 has been extended to 8 March 2021.

Advances in Space Research: 1st Issue of 2021 Now Available in Open Access

The first 2021 issue of Advances in Space Research, volume 67/01, is now available free to read through 31 December 2021.  This issue contains 54 papers and 714 pages.  Read them here. The following two articles are also free to read until the end of the year:

• Flood susceptibility mapping by ensemble evidential belief function and binomial logistic regression model on river basin of eastern India
• A review of the disc instability model for dwarf novae, soft X-ray transients and related objects

New Adhering Member Institution Reports to COSPAR Now Available

• China: CAS
• Czech Republic
• India
• Italy
• Poland
• Slovak Republic
• South Korea
• Switzerland
• Ukraine

COSPAR Panel on Planetary Protection (PPP)

• The next PPP Meeting will take place virtually on 15 February 2021. The meeting will be composed of an open session to which all interested parties are invited.
• Open Zoom meeting of the COSPAR Planetary Protection Panel on Monday 15 February 2021, 13.00-17.00 (CET) – register before 13 February by sending your name, affiliation, and e-mail address for connection to Panel Vice-Chair Niklas Hedman.

Advances in Space Research - Special Issues

• Scientific and Fundamental Aspects of GNSS - Part 1, Edited by Felicitas Arias and Roberto Prieto Cerdeira, Volume 66, Issue 12, 15 December 2020.  Preface free to read through 1 December 2021.
• Nova Eruptions, Cataclysmic Variables and Related Systems: Challenges in the 2020 Era, Edited by Şölen Balman, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 September 2020.  Preface free to read through July 2021.
• Advances in Small Satellites for Space Science, Edited by  Loren C. Chang, Amal Chandran, Volume 66, Issue 1, 1 July 2020. Preface free to read through May 2021.

• Magnetic Flux Ropes in Solar and Stellar Environments: deadline 31 August 2021
• Space Weather Events in Solar Cycle 22: deadline 1 August 2021
• Spaceborne SAR Remote Sensing for Characterization of Natural and Manmade Features: deadline 30 April 2021

COSPAR 2024, Busan, South Korea

COSPAR's 45th Scientific Assembly will be organized in Busan, South Korea 13 - 21 July 2024.  More details available in due time. KASI press release

COSPAR 2022, Athens, Greece

Athens looks forward to welcoming the 44th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, 16 - 24 July 2022.

Advances in Space Research: Top Reviewers of 2020

See the announcement for Advances in Space Research top reviewers of 2020.

COSPAR 2020 Awards Announced

See the press release for recipients of COSPAR 2020 awards and medals.  COSPAR congratulates all recipients.  COSPAR 2021-Hybrid participants, be sure to watch the ceremony to take place during the 43rd COSPAR Scientific Assembly, 30 January 2021, AEDT 17:00 - 18:00, or at any time thereafter on demand.

5th COSPAR Symposium

COSPAR will hold its fifth Symposium in Singapore, 15 - 19 November 2021, with a focus on Space Science with Small Satellites.  Information on the scientific program is available at https://www.cospar-assembly.org/symposia.  The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) website, for information on registration, accommodation and other matters, is open at http://www.cosparsg.org.