Anticipatory Diplomacy for Extraterrestrial Life Governance in the NewSpace Era: Four Proactive Policies and UNCOPUOS Coordination

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UNCOPUOS should lead a proactive, futures‑oriented governance effort for space activities and potential life detection, starting with an interdisciplinary Working Group and pursuing four policies: harmonizing pre‑discovery laws, fostering international public–private R&D partnerships, creating a public registry of activities that could detect life, and establishing shared norms and safeguards.