Artemis Accords: As PM Modi Heads To US, Everything About NASA-Led Space Initiative
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NASA wants India to be a signatory of Artemis Accords since it is a global power and one of the few countries with independent access to space.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin his visit to the United States from June 21. During his first state visit, PM Modi will hold discussions with President Joe Biden on improving trade and investment relations, besides forging closer ties in the technology domain comprising telecom, space and manufacturing. US space agency NASA is trying to include India in the Artemis team, which seeks to bring like-minded countries together on civil space exploration. According to NASA, many countries and private companies are conducting missions so a common set of principles to govern civil exploration.
Initiated by NASA, these are the non-binding multilateral arrangement between the United States government and other world governments participating in the Artemis program, an American-led effort to return humans to the Moon by 2025.
The ultimate aim of Artemis programme is to expand space exploration to Mars and beyond.
