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Hello reader! Below you can read the interview " #SpaceWatchGL Interviews – Kai-Uwe Schrogl: “We must not overrate the Artemis Accords” ", published on spacewatch's website, in 11/03/2020. Greetings and good reading! Brazilian Space   Kai-Uwe Schrogl: “We must not overrate the Artemis Accords” After the signature of eight countries to the Artemis Accords, the position of the European Space Agency ESA was discussed a lot.  SpaceWatch.Global Editor-in-Chief Markus Payer used the opportunity to talk with Prof. Dr. Kai-Uwe Schrogl is Vice Chair of the European Coordination Committee for the ISS Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA-CC) spacewatch By Torsten Kriening November 3, 2020   Photo: Courtesy Kai-Uwe Schrogl Markus Payer: There have been pretty critical notes and comments from German and European side, but also from the Russians regarding Artemis. Artemis is too U.S. centric, they basically said. Given the new ESA-NASA-Moon arrangements, is this now obsolete and out of th

Olá, leitor! O Presidente dos Estados Unidos da América, Donald Trump, convidou o Brasil a assinar o Acordo Artemis e fazer parte do projeto que levará a humanidade novamente a Lua em 2024. O convite foi feito pelo Conselheiro Nacional de Segurança dos Estados Unidos, Robert C. O'Brien , em nome do dignatário americano.     NSC ⁦‪@WHNSC‬⁩ “On behalf of President   ⁦‪@realDonaldTrump‬⁩ , I am honored to invite Brazil to sign the Artemis Accords. These accords will guide the US, Brazil, and like-minded partners as we strengthen space exploration efforts for a prosperous future.” – NSA O’Brien nasa.gov/specials/artem…   20/10/2020 10:45     Este é um fato importantíssimo nas relações Brasil x Estados Unidos, principalmente no setor espacial, que, independente de qualquer análise mais aprofundada que venha a ser feita, pode impulsionar e colocar o Brasil dentro do maior projeto de exploração espacial da humanidade. Por outro lado, essa situação coloca o Brasil, um dos países parte do T

Hello reader! Below you can read the news " Eight countries sign Artemis Accords ", published on Space News' website, in 10/13/2020. Seven countries ( Australia, Canada, Japan, Luxembourg, Italy, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom ) have joined the United States in signing the Artemis Accords, a set of principles governing norms of behavior for those who want to participate in the Artemis lunar exploration program. This is an epic and emblematic moment for space exploration  but, on the other hand, a challenging situation for an international United Nations agreement on this theme, such as the UN Moon Treaty. In particular for Australia, this is a curious and uncommon situation considering the Aussies are a party country of UN Moon Treaty and now are, simultaneously, member of Artemis Accords. Given this peculiar situation, the big objective questions now are: How will Australia legally deal with this situation as an original State party to the Moon Treaty?