Space Agreement With NASA: Newzealand:
New Zealand has become the latest country to sign “space agreement with NASA” with the objective of boosting nascent space industry of New Zealand.
- New Zealand is the eleventh signatory to Artemis Accords.
- Artemis Accords is a blueprint for space cooperation and supporting NASA’s plan to return humans to the moon by 2024. It also supports NASA’s plan of launching a historic human mission to Mars.
- New Zealand wants to ensure, future space exploration is conducted in a safe, sustainable and transparent manner in accordance with international law.
- New Zealand is also interested in ensuring that minerals are taken from the moon or elsewhere in space are used sustainably
Artemis Accords:
- Artemis accords are an international agreement and American-led effort which seeks to relaunch humans to Moon by 2024.
- The agreement was signed by governments participating in the Artemis program with the objective of expanding and deepening space exploration. It was drafted under the aegis of NASA.
- It provides a framework for cooperation in civil exploration and peaceful use of Mars, Moon, and other astronomical objects.
- The accord was signed on October 13, 2020.
