Germany inks Artemis Accords, citing ‘security impact’ in space
Germany is not the first European country to join, but as a political and economic center of the continent, Berlin's move could convince several others to follow suit.
Germany is not the first European country to join, but as a political and economic center of the continent, Berlin's move could convince several others to follow suit.
"More than 100 lunar missions are planned for this decade alone, including many that are commercial," said Jessica West, of Canada's Project Ploughshares.
CDAO’s Advana data analytics platform is ingesting data from about 500 DoD business systems.
New Delhi's adherence to the accords represents a boost to US efforts to rally allies to help counter China's expansion of its own civil and military space activities, as well as Beijing's use of space as a soft-power tool on the global stage.
"I'm a Star Trek fan, so I'm optimistic," said former NASA official Mike Gold about the Artemis Accords facilitating space cooperation for terrestrial rivals.
"The space industry is evolving, expanding at an extremely fast pace. As new players come on board the number of risk rises but so does the number of opportunities," said French Ambassador Philippe Étienne.