🚀 Maldives makes history at UNCOPUOS 2025 🌍  On June 26th in Vienna, Maldives attended the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS) for the first time and officially submitted its membership. UNCOPUOS was set up by the UN General Assembly in 1959 as the primary body to govern the exploration and peaceful use of space.  Marking a historic first, MSRO President Madin Maseeh addressed the committee on behalf of the Maldives and highlighted the country’s growing role in global space dialogue and ambition.   “Our experience managing vast maritime spaces with scarce resources and overlapping interests offers real lessons for space governance. These are insights we hope to contribute — and perspectives we believe deserve to be heard.”  Additional highlights from his speech include:  🛰️ MSRO's work over the last two years building the space sector in the Maldives  🗣️ Efforts to drive conversations for space and island nations such as the Space for Island Nations Conference  🌊 Being a founding member of the Space for Oceans Alliance (#Space4Ocean) launched at UNOC. The alliance is meant to ensure that space capabilities are used to protect the oceans  📍 Insights and contributions the Maldives can offer to the space sector and the world’s oceans through our strategic location and advantages  🌐 That the committee must be a hallmark for international cooperation and space must remain a domain for peaceful use  We would like to extend our thanks to HEP Dr. Mohamed Muizzu (@MMuizzu) for supporting Maldives in space by joining UNCOPUOS as a member and giving the opportunity for MSRO to represent Maldives officially on our first ever presence in this committee.  We would also like to thank the President's Office (@presidencymv), Ministry of Defence (@MoDmv) , MNDF (@MNDF_Official), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (@MoFAmv) and the Permanent mission of the Republic of the Maldives to the UN in New York (@MVPMNY) for their unwavering support during this process.  And a special thanks to @UNOOSA and @aarti_holla for championing MSRO and Maldives in space.   We look forward to the voting and adoption of our membership during the UN General Assembly later this year, and contributing to ensuring outer space stays safe and accessible for everyone in the years to come.   As mentioned by the president of MSRO in the speech,  "The Maldives arrives with humility, but also with incredible resolve. We believe that space governance can and must reflect the best of multilateralism. And we stand ready to help shape a future where no voice is too small, and no space too big, to be shared.”  Watch the full session here:  webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1h/k1… The Maldivian delegation to UNCOPUOS 2025:  Mr. Madin Maseeh  Ms. Raushan Ali Firaq  #UNCOPUOS2025 #Maldives #MSRO #SpaceForOceans #IslandNationsInSpace

🚀 Cosmic Countdown! 🌌 🔥 Limited-time Early Bird Offers are now LAUNCHED for SINC 2024 🛰️ Whether you’re a stargazer, a rocket scientist, or simply curious about the cosmos, we've got something out of this world for you. 🌟🚀 Book your tickets at sinc2024.com

Space for Climate is our third theme for SINC 2024 - harnessing the power of space technologies for climate monitoring and adaptation in island geographies. Join us in April to hear from leading experts working towards our common climate goals! 🌏🏝️🛰️ sinc2024.com

Space for Space is one of three themes of SINC 2024 - exploring the endless potential space science and exploration offer towards building an inspiring and exciting future. Join us in April to hear from future-forward industry leaders! #SINC2024 #SpaceExploration #MSROmv

Falcon Heavy transits the 98.2% illuminated moon on its way to space with the X-37B mini-shuttle

This video of Orion slamming into Earth's atmosphere at 11 km/s during the Artemis I mission is absolutely filthy

We are excited for our new collaboration with @oceanaccounts Secretariat, at @UNSW. Funded by the UK DEFRA’s Blue Planet Fund, with our aim to harness #EarthObservation (EO) for #EnvironmentalStewardship and #CommunityEmpowerment 1/6

Brainstorming among beautiful minds. SpaceWatch.Global Editor in Chief @NirmaSuper and the @Msromv team sat down to craft something very special for you, and we cannot wait to see it happen. Thank you @KarmanProject for making this happen! We are creating something special and can’t wait to show you! #spaceinasia #space #spacetech

Space for Island Nations Conference @sinc2024 returns on 23-25 April 2024. Join us as we shoot for the stars and explore the synergy between islands & space. Get ready to connect, commit, and collaborate🚀 #SpaceForIslandNations #MSROMV #SINC2024

Strengthening Risk and Resilience in #Maldives . Two days advanced technical capacity budling on the use of data and its applications in DRR. #Landuse/LandCover #Risk #Riskprojection #maps #GIS #QGIS #DRR @lili_calmnight @prangyasarkar @ParvathySubha @NDMAmv @lgaMaldives

We kicked off a 3-day Training of Trainers Workshop for the young people who will support UNICEF to deliver imaGen Ventures in 🇲🇻 This @GenUnlimited_ global initiative inspires young people to find innovative solutions to today’s biggest challenges & help create a sustainable 🌎

The difference between 1.5°C & 3°C global warming means vastly different scenarios for the future. Our survival on this planet hinges on these few degrees. Addressing the climate crisis & limiting temperature rise is possible, if we #ActNow. un.org/actnow via @UNFCCC

“As a space community we need to be much better at communicating our work and its benefits to society. We too often communicate inside the space bubble, where we need to reach out!”, says @esa @space4europe’s Ana Raposo at #GLOC2023

Maldives has been identified as one of the 30 pilot countries to launch #EarlyWarning4All initiative in 2023. By the end of 2027, the initiative aims to ensure that every single person on the planet has access to early warning systems. @UNDRR_AsiaPac @WMO @MoEnvmv #Agenda2030

Great to see some of my new friends from the #Maldives on centre stage at #GLOC2023 today, relaying some of the key outcomes of @sinc2023 to this important global conference

“So far we have been lucky that we haven’t seen any major collisions in space, but we would be foolish to rely on luck alone…” says @InmarsatGlobal CEO Rajeev Suri at the New Space Atlantic Summit about one of the key elements of #SpaceSustainability

At the end of the @sinc2023 conference, @timmermansr talk to Madin Maseeh, the founder and president of @Msromv. The organisation was the driving force behind the first space conference ever on the Maldives, and the driver to take the conference results forward. #SINC2023

“Smaller space nations have the capability to bring together the space industry to drive real change@, says @portugalspace director Hugo Costa about the role of smaller nations in space at #SINC2023

“The single most important performance metric to enable human exploration of the outer solar system and stars is the ability to GO EXTREMELY FAST. This requires significant advances in power and propulsion systems.” says @explorelsi director Dr. Harold White at #SINC2023

Our sponsor @aerospacelab_be gave a great example on how to spot illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing using their Maritime dashboard. It uses RF emission and alerts coast guards in near-real-time! #sinc2023