Sweden has become the 38th country to sign the NASA‘s Artemis Accords.
About Artemis Accords
- The accords are a series of non-binding arrangements aimed at setting down norms to be followed in outer space.
- The Artemis Accords were initially announced by NASA and the US Department of State in 2020 and it now has 38 signatories, including India and Japan.
- Among the leading spacefaring nations in the world, only the United States, India and Japan are party to the Artemis Accords at the moment.
- It provides for the implementation of key obligations from the 1967 Outer Space Treaty and reinforces commitment to the Registration Convention, the Rescue and Return Agreement and also best practices of responsible behaviour, including the public release of scientific data.
- Among the leading spacefaring nations in the world, only the United States, India and Japan are party to the Artemis Accords at the moment.
