The Artemis Accords: Principles for Cooperation in the Civil Exploration, and Use of the Moon, Mars, Comets, and Astroids for Peaceful Purposes-with the Outer Space Treaty

"Artemis will be the broadest and most diverse international human space exploration program in history, and the Artemis Accords are the vehicle that will establish this singular global coalition." -Jim Bridenstine, NASA Administrator (2020) The Artemis Accords (2020), drafted by NASA and the US Department of State, is an arrangement between the US and other governments for cooperation in the civil exploration and peaceful use of the Moon, Mars, and other astronomical objects. Among The Artemis Accords' goals are the return of humans to the Moon by 2025 and eventually a human mission to Mars. It also describes its ten principles from "peaceful exploration" to "preserving heritage" and "deconfliction of activities", which are based upon the Outer Space Treaty of 1967 (included in this publication). This treaty is the foundation of international space law, which has been signed by over 110 countries, including all major spacefaring nations. This publication will appeal to students of space exploration, journalists and anyone interested in the future of humans in space.

NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is America's civil space program part of the US federal government and responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research. The US DEPARTMENT OF STATE is an organization in the executive branch that advises the president and leads the country on foreign policy issues.