The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has released a list of rules for participants in the Artemis astronaut landing program, based on the 1967 Outer Space Treaty and other agreements.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has released a list of rules for participants in the Artemis astronaut landing program, based on the 1967 Outer Space Treaty and other agreements. At present, eight countries have joined the Artemis program – the USA, Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. Other countries are expected to join the lunar landing program, which is slated for 2024, according to NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. Bridenstein hopes that the implementation of the Artemis program will open the way for the direction of the expedition of earthlings to Mars.
Excerpts from the rules of conduct on the moon:
Rule number 1: everyone should come with peaceful intentions. The rest of the most important rules:
Secrecy is prohibited, and all objects launched to the moon must be identified and registered.
All members of the agreement undertake to take part in the elimination of emerging urgent situations.
Space systems must be standardized so that any equipment of different parties to the agreement is consistent with each other. Scientific evidence should be shared.
Memorable sites (for example, previous lunar landings) must be protected and all space “debris” must be properly disposed of.
Self-propelled research vehicles and other spacecraft should not be endangered in their missions by other vehicles approaching them too close.
Violators of the rules may be asked to leave the moon. However, how such an extreme measure can be implemented in practice is not reported.
