The International Space Cooperation (ISC) is an international consortium of small aerospace firms formed during the Sunset Era. It unites the lesser industrial players scattered around the globe to to deliver public aerospace services. It aims to push forward sustainable space development, ensure equitable participation, and share benefits with all humanity.
History
The ISC traces its origins to the UN International Space Connection (UNISC), an office within the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) that facilitated indirect information exchange among countries on space development — aimed at preventing friction among major powers lacking direct cooperation.
As UNISC expanded and took on broader responsibilities, it was restructured into the UN International Space Council, serving as a forum for international space development negotiations.
Leveraging the Council’s network, smaller aerospace actors worldwide pooled their previously scattered and underutilized resources to form an independent international industry cooperative — free from major space powers’ influence — to deliver aerospace-related public services. It was later named the International Space Cooperation.
Organization
The ISC integrates global talent and underutilized industrial resources to develop competitive aerospace public services and products for the global market –targeting countries and institutions with limited aerospace capacity or those seeking to outsource specific aerospace functions. Through fair profit sharing, it ensures the sustainable growth of its affiliated firms and smooth operation of the “production – sales – distribution” chain.
The ISC draws talent from scholars, industry professionals, and aerospace enthusiasts. Its industrial base consists of SMEs with spare production capacity or resources — and a willingness to enter the aerospace sector. Since inception, the ISC has operated on a market-driven, self-sustaining model — blending idealism with pragmatism — without relying on donations.
Businesses
Provide aerospace public services: spacecraft launch, space debris removal, on-orbit spacecraft maintenance, etc.
Production and sales of aerospace industrial products: fuel, engines, components, software, teaching aids, etc.
Promote the open source and sharing of key technologies: Require co-op enterprises to open-source key R&D results as a condition of investment and access.
Assist disadvantaged countries and institutions in negotiating space resource access amid monopolization by major powers.
Serve as technical advisor: Provide targeted technical support to institutions, especially the United Nations.
Alice Project
The Alice Project is a suite of space-related engineering initiatives by the ISC, centered on their humanoid robot Alice Rosetta. It undertakes UNDP-mandated missions — including space debris removal, on-orbit spacecraft maintenance, and space science outreach — under UN endorsement. Though widely perceived as a “UN project” due to its international scope and UN backing, the ISC is in fact only a UN contractor.
The Alice Project consists of the following:
- Electric Hearts Artificial Intelligence System
- Star Child Robotic Bodies
- Laputa Space Stations
- Duckling Space Shuttles
- Rabbit Hole Lunar Stations
The names “Duckling” and “Rabbit Hole” were originally coined as nicknames by Alice’s classmates but have since gained enough popularity to be adopted as official designations.
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