NASA Welcomes Liechtenstein as Latest Artemis Accords Signatory – NASA
Liechtenstein signed the Artemis Accords Friday all over a rite hosted through NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy on the company’s headquarters in Washington, turning into the 52nd country to decide to the accountable exploration of house for all humanity.
“Nowadays, as Liechtenstein indicators the Artemis Accords, we take any other step ahead in combination, united through the promise of world cooperation and discovery,” stated Melroy. “Liechtenstein’s dedication strengthens our imaginative and prescient, the place house is explored with peace, transparency, and sustainability as guiding ideas. With every new signatory, the Artemis Accords neighborhood provides recent power and functions to verify the advantages of house succeed in all the global.”
Director of Liechtenstein’s Place of job for Communications Rainer Schnepfleitner signed the Artemis Accords on behalf of Liechtenstein. The Ambassador of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the USA Georg Sparber and U.S. Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein Scott Miller additionally participated within the tournament.
“With its participation within the Artemis Accords, Liechtenstein seems to be ahead to advancing house exploration amongst a powerful workforce of like-minded international locations dedicated to the non violent use of house for the good thing about all humanity,” Sparber stated.
The USA, led through NASA and the U.S. Division of State, and 7 different preliminary signatory international locations established the Artemis Accords in 2020, figuring out a collection of ideas selling the advisable use of house for humanity. Since then, signatories have expanded to constitute 1 / 4 of the arena’s international locations, with 19 international locations signing in 2024.
Along with an build up in numbers, the Artemis Accords signatories, representing each and every area of the arena, endured to construct consensus this yr and make vital growth in imposing the accords ideas.
NASA co-chaired the Artemis Accords Principals’ Assembly in October, which introduced in combination 42 international locations and furthered discussions at the protected and accountable use of house. They agreed on suggestions for non-interference, interoperability, liberate of clinical knowledge, long-term sustainability pointers, and registration of house items to advance implementation.
The Artemis Accords are grounded within the Outer Area Treaty and different agreements together with the Registration Conference, the Rescue and Go back Settlement, in addition to very best practices for accountable habits that NASA and its companions have supported, together with the general public liberate of clinical knowledge.
Be informed extra concerning the Artemis Accords at:
https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-accords
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Amber Jacobson / Elizabeth Shaw
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1600
amber.c.jacobson@nasa.gov / elizabeth.a.shaw@nasa.gov
