Artemis Accords: Towards New Rules for the Exploitation of Space
Artemis Accords: Towards New Rules for the Exploitation of Space

Author(s): Mateusz Piotrowski, Szymon Zaręba
Subject(s): Politics, International relations/trade, Security and defense
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: USA; Artemis Acords; space; use; space policy; foreign policy; China; Russia; NASA;
Summary/Abstract: The Artemis Accords proposed by the U.S. are intended to develop new rules for the peaceful use of space, especially in terms of the extraction of mineral resources. However, the shape of some of the solutions will only be definitively established in practice. The degree of international acceptance will determine the success of the agreement, but is uncertain because of the reluctance of China and Russia to criticise the initiative as a unilateral imposition of standards by the U.S. For Poland, which is involved in NASA programmes and interested in closer bilateral cooperation with the space agency, joining the agreement may prove beneficial.

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