Why are the NASA Artemis Accords important?
Why are the NASA Artemis Accords important?
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USA: The Artemis agreements, which were first introduced in 2020, are a set of guidelines for space exploration. According to NASA, they will "discuss a shared vision for principles, based in the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, to create a safe and transparent environment that facilitates exploration, science and commercial activities for all." does". Here we explain the significance of the Artemis Agreement.

The Outer Space Treaty of 1967 is strengthened and implemented by the Artemis Agreement on the principles governing the activities of states in the exploration and use of outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies.

The agreements cover activities on the surfaces, orbits, and subsurfaces of the Moon, Mars, comets, and asteroids. Lagrangian points, including Earth-Moon orbital points.

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To usher in a new era of space exploration, NASA plans to send the first woman and first person of color to the Moon through the Artemis program. Although NASA is in charge of the program, international cooperation will be critical to its success.

Ten important principles of the Artemis Agreement are briefly explained. The agreement seeks to improve peaceful space exploration, openness to prevent misunderstandings and disputes, interoperability to improve security and stability, emergency assistance to astronauts or other space workers, registration of space objects, public access and protection of scientific data, etc. issues are included. Space Heritage.

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The agreements cover the disposal of orbital debris as well as the use and extraction of space resources for safe and sustainable exploration.

They also include the Code of Conduct, where states are required to support the idea of due respect and commit to preventing harmful interference.

Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States are the founding signatories to the Artemis Agreement.

The agreements were signed by Nigeria and Rwanda as the first African countries at the US-Africa Space Forum in December 2022.
Bahrain, Brazil, Colombia, France, Israel, New Zealand, Poland, Republic of Korea, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Ukraine and other countries are also on the list as of January 2023.

Fundamentally, the Artemis agreements will reduce misunderstandings and promote mutual understanding to prevent conflict in space and on Earth, according to Mike Gould, a former NASA associate administrator.

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“The principles that will keep the peace are transparency, public registries and conflict-resolution operations. While the goal of the agreement is a peaceful and prosperous future, Artemis' journey is to the Moon.

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