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NASA's 'Artemis Accords' set forth new and old rules for outer space cooperation
NASA's plan to return to the Moon is ambitious enough on its own, but the agency is aiming to modernize international cooperation in space in the process. Today it published a summary of the "Artemis Accords," a new set of voluntary guidelines that partner nations and organizations are invited to join to advance the cause of exploration and industry globally.
Having no national affiliation or sovereignty of its own, space is by definition lawless. So these are not so much space laws as shared priorities given reasonably solid form. Many nations already take part in a variety of agreements and treaties, but the progress of space exploration (and soon, colonization and mining, among other things) has outpaced much of that structure. A fresh coat of paint is overdue and NASA has decided to take up the brush.
[...] First, the rules that could be considered new. NASA and partner nations agree to:
- Publicly describe policies and plans in a transparent manner.
- Publicly provide location and general nature of operations to create "Safety Zones" and avoid conflicts.
- Use international open standards, develop new such standards if necessary and support interoperability as far as is practical.
- Release scientific data publicly in a full and timely manner.
- Protect sites and artifacts with historic value. (For example, Apollo program landing sites, which have no real lawful protection.)
- Plan for the mitigation of orbital debris, including safe and timely disposal of end-of-life spacecraft.
Also at The Verge, Ars Technica, and Reuters.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by fustakrakich on Saturday May 16 2020, @08:11PM (11 children)
Oh, you mean like how they run things now? Transparent manner. That's a good one. Just don't ask any questions
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Sunday May 17 2020, @12:12AM (9 children)
Just like that yes. I have read the article about the secret X-37B spaceplane too.
Do as we say, not as we do.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday May 17 2020, @01:55AM (8 children)
The Artemis Accord doesn't imply that every ones' secret toys must be outed.
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Sunday May 17 2020, @08:47PM (7 children)
It's on the NASA site:
(Score: 1) by khallow on Monday May 18 2020, @04:25AM (6 children)
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Monday May 18 2020, @11:19PM (5 children)
It's a project? Oh well, it doesn't count then.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Tuesday May 19 2020, @04:23AM (4 children)
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Tuesday May 19 2020, @07:06AM (3 children)
Like launching a secret spaceplane?
Because they just did that.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Tuesday May 19 2020, @08:05AM (2 children)
What's the policy or plan implications of that which don't meet the standards of the Artemis Accord?
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Tuesday May 19 2020, @09:39PM (1 child)
The secret bit.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday May 20 2020, @02:30AM
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 17 2020, @12:36AM
It Trump! There is only a view of open. He break it once there money for his pockets.