Denmark on Wednesday signed up with 47 other countries in signing the Artemis Accords for serene and advantageous area expedition. Image by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Nov. 13 (UPI)– Denmark is an establishing member of the European Space Agency and on Wednesday officially devoted to safe and accountable area expedition that benefits mankind by signing the Artemis Accords.
The United States and 7 other countries developed the Artemis Accords in 2020 to offer concepts, grounded in the Outer Space Treaty and other worldwide arrangements, relating to area expedition that promotes the useful usage of area for mankind.
“Denmark … has actually added to area expedition for years, consisting of working together with NASA on Mars expedition,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson stated in a press release on Wednesday.
“Denmark's finalizing of the Artemis Accords will even more global cooperation and the tranquil expedition of area,” Nelson stated.
Denmark's Minister of Higher Education and Science Christina Egelund signed the accords on behalf of Denmark throughout an event in Copenhagen that was participated in by U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Alan Leventhal.
“The United States is blazing a trail back to the moon,” Egelund stated. “Denmark wishes to enhance the tactical collaboration with the United States and other partners for the advantage of both science and market.”
Egelund stated signing the accords lines up Denmark's method area research study and development while reinforcing ties with allies, such as the United States.
“Space holds fantastic prospective,” she stated, “and we desire … to advance clinical developments and affect the advancement and usage of the area sector in the future.”
The U.S. Department of State on Wednesday invited Denmark to the Artemis Accords.
“The U.S.-Denmark relationship has actually flourished for more than 2 centuries,” the State Department's workplace of representative stated in a declaration.
“Danish contributions to area expedition and research study through both NASA and [the] European Space Agency objectives cover years,” the declaration states.
“The Artemis Accords … shows a lot of the shared concepts that underlie the strong U.S.-Denmark relationship.”
