Analysis Space exploration

摘要

ON 15 May, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine released a set of principles that will govern the Artemis Accords, a series of agreements the US wants to make with other countries to foster cooperation in moon exploration. The accords are named after NASA's Artemis programme, the US initiative to explore the moon, with a planned launch of astronauts to the lunar surface in 2024. At the moment, there is little practical international law governing lunar activities. The Outer Space Treaty of 1967 deals with general space exploration, while the Moon Agreement of 1984 states that "the moon and its natural resources are the common heritage of all mankind", prohibiting the ownership of any part of the moon or any resources from it.