On the morning of October 28, Minister of Science and Technology Vu Hai Quan was authorized by the Prime Minister to hand over the Artemis Agreement document on space exploration to US Ambassador to Vietnam Jennifer Wicks.

The Artemis Accords establish general principles to guide international cooperation in the peaceful exploration and use of the Moon, Mars and other celestial bodies.

These principles aim to increase transparency, interoperability between systems, share scientific information, support astronauts and use space in a responsible and sustainable manner, thereby creating a basis for countries to coordinate in safe, peaceful and sustainable space exploration.

Speaking at the ceremony, Minister of Science and Technology Vu Hai Quan emphasized that Vietnam identifies space science and technology as an important field, contributing to improving national science and technology capacity and serving sustainable development.

Vietnam welcomes the Artemis Treaty and wishes to work with member countries to promote cooperation in exploring and using outer space in the direction of peace, safety, equality, transparency and sustainability, on the basis of international law, thereby contributing to bringing practical values ​​to people and the Earth.

According to Mr. Quan, Vietnam prioritizes improving self-reliance in space technology and data; promote applications for resource management, environmental protection, response to climate change, and natural disaster prevention; Gradually develop the space economic ecosystem and perfect the capacity to manage space activities.

The Artemis Agreement is an initiative initiated by the United States in 2020, to establish common principles to promote international cooperation in the exploration and use of the Moon, Mars and other celestial bodies for peaceful purposes.

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