WASHINGTON: Singapore has signed the Artemis Accords, becoming the 18th nation and first Southeast Asian country to join the United States-led pact on space exploration.
Trade and Industry Minister Gan Kim Yong signed the accord on Monday (Mar 28) in Washington DC on the sidelines of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s bilateral visit to the US.
The accords, named after the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Artemis moon programme, are a set of non-binding commitments based on the 1967 Outer Space Treaty.
Aimed at promoting a peaceful, sustainable and beneficial use of space for all humankind, they lay out key principles about activities relating to space exploration, science and commerce.
For example, all activities under the accords should be exclusively for peaceful purposes and signatories commit to transparency in the dissemination of information regarding their space policies and plans.
Other principles include committing to open sharing of scientific data and plan for the mitigation of orbital debris, as well as preserving the heritage of outer space.
The Artemis Accords was first announced in 2020 with eight founding members – Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the US.
The list of signatories has since expanded to include Bahrain, Brazil, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, South Korea, Romania and Ukraine.
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Trade and Industry Minister Gan Kim Yong signed the accord on Monday (Mar 28) in Washington DC on the sidelines of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s bilateral visit to the US.
The accords, named after the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Artemis moon programme, are a set of non-binding commitments based on the 1967 Outer Space Treaty.
Aimed at promoting a peaceful, sustainable and beneficial use of space for all humankind, they lay out key principles about activities relating to space exploration, science and commerce.
For example, all activities under the accords should be exclusively for peaceful purposes and signatories commit to transparency in the dissemination of information regarding their space policies and plans.
Other principles include committing to open sharing of scientific data and plan for the mitigation of orbital debris, as well as preserving the heritage of outer space.
The Artemis Accords was first announced in 2020 with eight founding members – Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the US.
The list of signatories has since expanded to include Bahrain, Brazil, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, South Korea, Romania and Ukraine.
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