Ibadan, 1 July 2024 – The Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) is proud to announce the inauguration of the COSPAR International Space Innovation Centre, in Nicosia, Cyprus. This landmark event, held during a five-day summit, marks the culmination of joint dedicated efforts over the past few years between the COSPAR Panel on Innovative Solutions (PoIS) Impact Group and the Cyprus Space Exploration Organisation (CSEO).
The COSPAR Panel on Innovative Solutions (PoIS) charter aims to bring state-of-the-art technology to address the hardest problems facing COSPAR researchers. PoIS first focused on predicting adverse events from solar activity and applying innovative technologies and sophisticated tools to the atmospheric modelling of Mars, Earth, and Venus.
This effort led to the creation of the Cyprus Space Research and Innovation Center (C-SpaRC), co-funded by the European Union (EU) in December 2023 as a new infrastructure with related research, with the cooperation of COSPAR. C-SpaRC is now under the auspices of COSPAR and is designated the COSPAR International Space Innovation Centre, in partnership with the Cyprus Space Exploration Organization.
The COSPAR International Space Innovation Centre, the first of its kind, is jointly funded by the EU, the Research and Innovation Foundation, Cyprus, and the Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH), an institute funded by NASA’s Human Research Program to address the health challenges of human deep space exploration. The Centre aims to foster cooperation between leading international space organizations and research institutions.
“This partnership with TRISH is a significant step forward in our quest to understand and mitigate the risks associated with human spaceflight,” said George A. Danos, President of CSEO. “By working together, we can develop innovative solutions that will not only benefit astronauts but also have potential applications for healthcare on Earth.’”
