NASA to fly international cubesats aboard Artemis II
By working with other countries to fly CubeSats, NASA aims to enhance access to space for the international community.
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By working with other countries to fly CubeSats, NASA aims to enhance access to space for the international community.
The agreement will establish a legal framework to facilitate and strengthen collaboration between the two countries.
Angola is the third African nation to sign the accords, after Rwanda and Nigeria, which joined in December 2022 during the US-Africa Leaders Summit.
Astrolab announced a contract with SpaceX in March to launch FLEX on that mission on a Starship commercial lander.
Existing space treaties do not entirely cover recent developments such as commercial and private operations. But with cosmic highways becoming busier than ever, operators and insurers are looking at alternative ...
Grounded in the Outer Space Treaty of 1967 (OST), the Artemis Accords are a non-binding set of principles designed to guide civil space exploration and use in the 21st century.
Rwanda and Nigeria became the latest nations to sign the document that outlines best practices for safe and sustainable space exploration based on the Outer Space Treaty and other agreements.
Saudi Arabia is the 21st country to join the Artemis Accords, announced by NASA in October 2020 with eight countries as original signatories.
NASA launched the Artemis Accords before its plans to establish a human base on the Moon and a lunar-orbiting space station through the Artemis programme.
Through Artemis, NASA aims to land the first woman and first person of colour on the Moon, heralding a new era for space exploration and utilisation.
Under the Artemis Accords, signatories agree to conduct all activities for peaceful purposes and to publicly and transparently describe their policies and plans.
