Vietnam Signs the Artemis Accords, Becoming the 78th Signatory Country
The U.S. Department of State announced on October 28 that Vietnam has signed the Artemis Accords, becoming the 78th country to join the accords. Vietnam's Minister of Science and Technology Vũ Hải Quân signed the accords in Ha Long during Vietnam International Digital Week, witnessed by U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Jennifer Wicks.
The Artemis Accords were established in 2020 by the United States and seven other nations during President Trump's first term. They set out a common set of principles for civil space exploration, covering peaceful use, transparency, interoperability, registration of space objects, and the sharing of scientific data. On the U.S. side, implementation is led by the Department of State and NASA.
Vietnam is the latest country to join the accords; earlier this month, Uzbekistan became the 77th signatory. The number of signatories has continued to grow in recent years, spanning spacefaring nations on every continent.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：《阿尔忒弥斯协定》签署场景（资料图，阿根廷成为签约国时）。NASA 图，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: An Artemis Accords signing ceremony (file photo, from Argentina's accession). Photo by NASA, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
