Bridenstine: just found there's rust on the Moon. We have so much to learn. Everything comes together at the Moon. Unifies us as a nation, as a globe. 26 nations met w/us (pre-pandemic) to talk about cooperating with us on Artemis.
Marcia Smith makes a good point. The Artemis Accords will not be signed by ESA because it is an agreement between countries (as is the case for the IGA). But the related Artemis MOUs are likely to be signed by ESA (as is the case for the ISS MOUs). Quote from: Marcia SmithThe Accords are bilateral agreements between governments, not agencies. Just like the ISS IGA was signed by the 11 European governments, not ESA.https://twitter.com/SpcPlcyOnline/status/1316185906601177088
The Accords are bilateral agreements between governments, not agencies. Just like the ISS IGA was signed by the 11 European governments, not ESA.
The accords deal mainly with matters under the remit of individual countries, if they have bilateral agreements, so it is up to each Member State.
Quote from: ESAESA has negotiated a Memorandum of Understanding on the Gateway Cooperation with NASA, which was approved by Council and should be signed very shortly.https://twitter.com/esa/status/1316394129446797312
ESA has negotiated a Memorandum of Understanding on the Gateway Cooperation with NASA, which was approved by Council and should be signed very shortly.
Congratulations on today's signing of the Artemis Accords. The U.S. is proud to help lead the free countries of the world to invest in space in a way that promotes our fundamental belief in democracy, rule of law, human rights, & economic value of fair trade & private enterprise.
International cooperation in space more important than ever Drapeau des Nations Unies in these exciting new times for global #SpaceExploration #CyberspaceIAC2020
Real space law nerds will be tuning in to this discussion // Artemis Accords Volume II | The future of space governance - The Space Court Foundation
On Wed., MEXT Minister Hagiuda and Minister of State for Space Policy Inoue signed the #ArtemisAccords with 7 countries at the virtual #IAC. The Accords are a political commitment to establish a shared vision for civil space exploration activities, including the #ArtemisProgram.
Quote from: Chris JohnsonReal space law nerds will be tuning in to this discussion // Artemis Accords Volume II | The future of space governance - The Space Court Foundationhttps://www.spacecourtfoundation.org/AAVol2/https://twitter.com/ChrisJohnsonEsq/status/1316397466426765312
Acting Associate Administrator for @NASA’s Office of International and Interagency Relations Mike Gold will join us at #AAVol2 on October 22, to follow-up discussion after our first event on the #Artemis Accords! Get your ticket for our online event! https://spacecourtfoundation.org/AAVol2/
“On behalf of President @realDonaldTrump, I am honored to invite Brazil to sign the Artemis Accords. These accords will guide the US, Brazil, and like-minded partners as we strengthen space exploration efforts for a prosperous future.” – NSA O’Brien
And there’s more countries that we anticipate signing on even by the end of the year in a second tranche of nations that come and say, “Hey, we want to be part of the Artemis program. We want to join onto the Artemis Accords,” and we’re very excited about that next tranche. There is room for more.
I would also say that yesterday when we had our plenary with the heads of space agencies, Dmitry Rogozin mentioned he wants to make sure he has – when he has a Russian capsule that’s going to the Moon, he wants to make sure that it can dock with the Gateway. And I’m here to tell you that we are taking what we have learned from the International Space Station, and we are creating those docking standards. [...]We’re trying to create the most open, transparent architecture in history. That is enshrined in the Artemis Accords, so we remain hopeful that Russia will join us in the Artemis program and, of course, adhere to the very basic tenants that we have all agreed to in the Outer Space Treaty. I would also say when we think about the Gateway specifically, it in fact does use the intergovernmental agreement that we have been working under with the International Space Station Program. Now, that intergovernmental agreement, we are going to apply it to the Moon. And so I think that there’s a lot of precedent in how our nations can work together under these types of governance frameworks. And we would welcome to the opportunity to receive what Russia might be willing to contribute to the program, and certainly invite them to share with us what their thoughts are because we do value them as a partner and we hope they value us as a partner, as has been perfectly exemplified now for 20 years on the International Space Station.
It seems not every country is so enthusiastic about signing up to these.https://theconversation.com/artemis-accords-why-many-countries-are-refusing-to-sign-moon-exploration-agreement-148134
the lengthy consultation of the 17 member states
