NASA prefers to cooperate in the program of lunar exploration mainly with those partners who share Western values in the space program, writes Ars Technica. According to the American edition, it can satisfy Russia.
“We want not only to send astronauts to the moon, we want to promote our values”, is given in the publication statement by the acting Deputy NASA administrator Mike gold.
According to Ars Technica, the U.S. proposed a draft international Treaty Artemis Accords, which would regulate activities in space exploration, is different from the agreement governing the operation of the International space station, showing, in particular, the possibility of using resources on the moon, Mars and asteroids.
the publication said that the interaction between the parties must involve openness, including mainly the transparency of the work and publication of scientific results. Ars Technica suggest that currently China does not fulfil these criteria, although China may be invited to join Artemis Accords.
as proof of this position, the publication cited a comment by the head of NASA’s Jim Bridenstine, dedicated to the fact that in may a 20-ton tier Chinese heavy rocket Long March 5B made of an uncontrolled fall to the Ground along a trajectory passing through densely populated U.S. cities, particularly Los Angeles. Such actions of China, the head called dangerous and irresponsible. “I can’t think of a better example of why we need Artemis Accords,” he said Breidenstein.
In may the General Director of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, compared the plans of the Americans to explore the moon with the military intervention of the country in Afghanistan or Iraq, when the US authorities did not coordinate their actions with other countries and the UN.
In the same month, Breidenstein said that he hoped for Russia’s accession to the agreement Accords Artemis.
the preparation of a relevant document by the White house administration in may, citing sources, Reuters reported.
In April, U.S. President Donald trump has signed a decree to allow U.S. companies to extract resources on the moon.
In may 2019 American lunar program, the first phase of which puts the main task of ensuring that by 2024, the landing of astronauts at the South pole natural satellite of the Earth, where they found deposits of water ice, received the official name of Artemis.
In November 2017 Executive Secretary of the National space Council under the President of the USA Scott pace described the strategy, which currently holds the country to maintain leadership in space. “Now the measure of leadership is how many people want to work with you, how many people want to be part of your team, right you?” said pace.
