Next week Nicosia will turn into the center of the global space scene as it hosts the 6th World Space Symposium of the World Organization for Space Research (COSPAR), from November 3 to 7.
The event, organized by the Cyprus Space Exploration Organization (CSEO), brings together the world’s biggest space agencies, NASA, ESA, JAXA, ISRO and others, along with astronauts, scientists and representatives from companies like Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman.
CSEO President George Danos called it “the most important space conference of 2025,” adding that it puts Cyprus “right at the heart of the global space community.”
For a whole week, Nicosia will welcome hundreds of experts from over 45 countries, including Japan, India, Brazil, Saudi Arabia and South Korea, all coming to share research and shape the future of space exploration.
More than 90 organizations are taking part, from leading agencies and universities like NASA, ESA, Imperial College London and the University of Michigan to national research centers from France, Germany, Italy, China and Russia. Over 330 scientific papers will be presented.