Artemis Accord

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Recently, Jordan signed the Artemis Accords at NASA Headquarters.

About Artemis Accord

• It was launched in 2020.
• The Artemis Accords are a non-binding set of principles designed to guide civil space exploration.
• It provides a common set of principles to enhance the governance of the civil exploration and use of outer space.
• It was co-led by NASA and the U.S. Department of State, together with seven other founding member nations (Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom).
• India is also a signatory to this accord.
• The principles of the Artemis Accords include:

• • Peaceful exploration, 
  • Full transparency in space activity, including public release of scientific data, 
  • Interoperability of systems to enhance safety and sustainability, 
  • Emergency assistance to personnel in distress, 
  • Preserving outer space heritage, 
  • Extracting and utilising space resources in compliance with the Outer Space Treaty, and 
  • The safe disposal of orbital debris.

Source: NASA

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