On 23 and 24 September 2025, the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) was pleased to host COST Action “Futures-Oriented Governance of Outer Space: Towards Peace, Equity, and Environmental Integrity” (FOGOS) at its premises for its management committee meeting and working group sessions.
The discussions dived into plausible and preferred futures in space governance, public-private power dynamics, and Europe’s path to a stronger voice in space governance. Furthermore, alongside ESPI’s strong links with policy stakeholders, agencies, and industry, academia also remains an important community and echoes the Institute’s commitment to knowledge-based decision-making processes.
About FOGOS:
The COST Action “Futures-Oriented Governance of Outer Space: Towards Peace, Equity, and Environmental Integrity” (FOGOS) brings together researchers from Europe and beyond that work on diverse aspects of space governance and space futures across scientific disciplines. Starting from a comprehensive concept of sustainability that encompasses peace, equity, and environmental integrity as its core components, the aim of FOGOS is to improve the understanding of governance mechanisms and processes that can facilitate the attainment of sustainable space futures towards the middle of the 21st century for Europe.
