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Africa Joins the Global Space Program.

Nigeria and Rwanda are the First African Nations to Sign the Artemis Accords.

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At the first ever U.S.-Africa Space Forum , Nigeria and Rwanda became the first African nations to sign the Artemis Accords. Participants in the Forum, which was part of the U.S./Africa Leaders Summit, discussed how to further shared goals through the peaceful exploration and use of outer space.

 

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Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami of Nigeria. Photo by ITU Pictures. Flickr.

 

The Accords were signed by Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Isa Ali Ibrahim on behalf of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and by Rwanda Space Agency CEO Francis Ngabo on behalf of the Republic of Rwanda.

 

Rwanda President Paul Kagame. Photo by Veni Markovski. Flickr.
Rwanda President Paul Kagame. Photo by Veni Markovski. Flickr.

 

President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Monica Medina, and U.S. National Space Council Executive Secretary Chirag Parikh gave remarks at the event.

The Artemis Accords represent a bold, multilateral vision for the future of space exploration. Launched by the State Department and NASA together with eight nations in 2020, the Artemis Accords advance bilateral and multilateral space cooperation between signatories, expanding our knowledge of the universe and benefiting the whole world.

 

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International Space Station. Image by NASA, Unsplash.

 

Signatories commit to principles to guide their civil space activities, including the public release of scientific data, responsible debris mitigation, registration of space objects, and the establishment and implementation of interoperability standards.

The Accords now boast 23 signatories, spanning every corner of the globe and representing a diverse set of space interests and capabilities.

 

NASA Checks Out SLS Core Stage Avionics for Artemis I Mission. Photo by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. Flickr.
NASA Checks Out SLS Core Stage Avionics for Artemis I Mission. Photo by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. Flickr.

 

Through signing the Artemis Accords, Australia, Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, France, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, Poland, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States have demonstrated their commitment to the peaceful, responsible, and sustainable use of outer space and are leading the global conversation on the future of space exploration.

 

Source: THX News, US Dept of State & NASA.

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