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Panama and Austria signed the Artemis Accords Wednesday throughout separate signing ceremonies at NASA Headquarters in Washington, turning into the forty ninth and fiftieth nations to decide to the accountable exploration of house for all humanity.
“NASA welcomes Panama and Austria to the Artemis Accords neighborhood and celebrates 50 nations united by shared ideas for the protected and accountable exploration of house,” NASA Administrator Invoice Nelson mentioned. “Greater than ever earlier than, NASA is opening house to extra nations and extra folks for the advantage of all. Collectively we’re constructing long-term and peaceable deep house exploration for the Artemis Technology.”
In only a few years, the unique group of eight nation signatories together with the US has multiplied, with 17 nations signings in 2024. Greater than a quantity, the Artemis Accords characterize a strong neighborhood, from each area of the world, unified by the identical objective: to make sure protected and accountable civil house exploration.
By the Artemis Accords, the US and different signatories are progressing towards continued protected and sustainable exploration of house with concrete outcomes. They dedicated to a technique of operation and set of suggestions on non-interference, interoperability, launch of scientific knowledge, long-term sustainability tips, and registration to advance the implementation of the Artemis Accords.
Potential focus areas for the subsequent yr embody additional advancing sustainability, together with particles administration for each lunar orbit and the floor of the Moon.
Austria Joins Artemis Accords
Petra Schneebauer, ambassador of the Republic of Austria to the US, signed the accords on behalf of Austria, turning into the fiftieth nation signatory.
“Austria is proud to signal the Artemis Accords, an necessary step in fostering worldwide cooperation for the civil exploration of the Moon and increasing humanity’s presence within the cosmos,” mentioned Schneebauer. “By signing the Accords, we reaffirm our dedication to the peaceable, accountable, and cooperative use of house whereas emphasizing our help for sturdy multilateral partnerships and scientific progress. This cooperation will open new prospects for Austrian companies, scientists, and analysis establishments to have interaction in pioneering house initiatives.”
Jennifer Littlejohn, appearing assistant secretary, Bureau of Oceans and Worldwide Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Division of State, additionally participated in Austria’s signing occasion.
Panama Joins Artemis Accords
Earlier Wednesday, Nelson hosted Panama for a signing ceremony. José Miguel Alemán Healy, ambassador of the Republic of Panama to the US, signed the Artemis Accords on behalf of Panama. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Tony Fernandes for U.S. Division of State’s Bureau of Oceans and Worldwide Environmental and Scientific Affairs additionally participated within the occasion.
“Right now, Panama takes its place amongst many different nations wanting not simply to our personal horizons, however to the horizons past our planet – exploring, studying, and contributing to humanity’s collective data,” mentioned Alemán.”This second represents way over a diplomatic signature. It’s a daring dedication to peaceable exploration, scientific discovery, and worldwide collaboration.”
In 2020, the US, led by NASA with the U.S. Division of State, and 7 different preliminary signatory nations established the Artemis Accords, figuring out a set of ideas selling the useful use of house for humanity.
The Artemis Accords are grounded within the Outer Area Treaty and different agreements together with the Registration Conference, the Rescue and Return Settlement, in addition to greatest practices and norms of accountable habits that NASA and its companions have supported, together with the general public launch of scientific knowledge.
The accords are a voluntary dedication to have interaction in protected, clear, accountable habits in house, and any nation that desires to decide to these values is welcome to signal.
Study extra concerning the Artemis Accords at:
https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-accords
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Meira Bernstein / Elizabeth Shaw
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