NASA just brought 7 countries into its new Artemis Accords “” an agreement to explore the moon and Mars together. China and Russia are not among them.

NASA just brought 7 countries into its new Artemis Accords “” an agreement to explore the moon and Mars together. China and Russia are not among them.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, left, high fives spacesuit engineer Kristine Davis, who is wearing a ground prototype of a new spacesuit designed for the Artemis moon missions, October 15, 2019.









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Seven countries signed on to NASA's new Artemis Accords on Tuesday: Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.

The Artemis Accords establish basic rules for exploring the moon, Mars, asteroids, and comets “” rules like: be peaceful, help astronauts in distress, share scientific data, and mine space resources sustainably.

China and Russia are not on board yet. NASA seems to be courting Russia, but is legally prohibited from