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for Nasa's Artemis Accords, which are an American-led effort to return humans to the Moon by 2025, with the ultimate goal of expanding
space exploration to Mars and beyond.A US space expert hoped that cooperation in the field of space would be one of the major areas of
discussion between PM Modi and US President Joe Biden when they meet at the White House next week.Bhavya Lal, the associate administrator
for technology, policy and strategy within the office of the Nasa Administrator, recently said that as of now, there are 25 signatories to
the Artemis Accords and hoped that India becomes the 26th country.05:26Milestone of relationship: Foreign secretary details PM Narendra
served as the acting chief technologist of Nasa
She said India and the US needed to do more things together in the Artemis programme.Mike Gold, US space expert and former associate
He also hoped that Nasa would cooperate with Isro in its human space flight mission Gaganyaan, and that the International Space Station
would become a destination for Indian astronauts.In November 2022, the US kicked off its Artemis programme by launching the unmanned Orion
spacecraft towards the Moon and bringing it safely back to Earth as a prelude to its manned lunar mission
India is also on the verge of launching its Chandrayaan-3 mission and Aditya L-1 Sun mission in a few weeks.Isro and Nasa have till now
launched next year, will measure the Earth's changing ecosystems, dynamic surfaces and ice sheet collapses
Moon.The Artemis Accords were signed on October 13, 2020 by several countries
As of June 5, 2023, 25 countries and one territory have signed the accords, including 10 in Europe, seven in Asia, three in North America,
two in Oceania, two in Africa, and two in South America
The Accords remain open for signature indefinitely, as Nasa anticipates other nations will join
Additional signatories can choose to directly participate in Artemis programme activities or may agree simply to commit to the principles
for responsible exploration of the Moon that are set out in the accords.
