Estonia signs cooperation agreement with NASA
Estonia became the 45th country to join the USA's National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Artemis Accords which aims to safeguard responsible space exploration.
Minister of Economy and Industry Erkki Keldo (Reform) signed an agreement with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson at the 75th International Astronautical Congress in Milan on Monday.
The Artemis Accords agree to the "safe, transparent, and responsible exploration of the Moon, Mars, and beyond", NASA said in a statement.
"Estonia is well known as the leading country in e-governance, and it is a great honor for us to enter a next level in space exploration, said Keldo.
"We are more than interested to share our knowledge with the global space community to make future collaboration in space exploration a success for humankind. I am sure that joining the Artemis Accords will open attractive opportunities to Estonian enterprises too, to share their valuable knowledge and competencies."
Welcome to the #Artemis Accords, Estonia
— NASA Artemis (@NASAArtemis) October 13, 2024
Estonia has become the 45th nation to commit to the peaceful and safe exploration of space as humanity embarks on the next era of space exploration. https://t.co/Zu96vR3QIu pic.twitter.com/78dxfmfPot
The minister also met with the Director general of the European Space Agency Josef Aschbacher and the Executive Director at the EU Agency for the Space Programme Rodrigo da Costa.
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