https://spacewatch.global/tag/artemis-accords/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 14 May 2026 14:25:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/artemis-accords/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/spacewatchgl-opinion-planetary-defense-joins-the-supremacy-stack/ Thu, 14 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=73899
Written by Torsten Kriening
At the 41st Space Symposium, a planetary defense luncheon I expected to be apolitical turned into something else. When a former NASA Administrator proposed extending the Artemis Accords to cover asteroid defense, it became clear: the last genuinely multilateral domain in space is being quietly absorbed into the American supremacy stack.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/04/spacewatchgl-opinion-colorado-springs-2026-american-supremacy-the-moon-and-the-future-of-the-outer-space-treaty/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:30:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=73274
Written by Torsten Kriening
When the Chief of Space Operations told the Broadmoor press corps that the U.S. Space Force will follow national interests to the Moon, he did more than describe a strategy. He stress-tested Article II of the Outer Space Treaty. A publisher's reading of the 41st Space Symposium and what it means for Europe. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/04/spacewatchgl-opinion-how-much-is-the-moon-worth/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=73212
Written by Renã Luiz Guarda
From Trillions to Governance: The Legal Vacuum in Lunar Resource Extraction]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/04/space-cafe-radio-with-dr-ali-al-shidhani/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=72641 Oman signed the Artemis Accords, grew space investment by 200% in three years, and is building a launch port. Dr. Ali Al Shidhani tells Torsten Kriening how Oman Vision 2040 is making space a strategic pillar.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/03/spacewatchgl-opinion-the-commercial-diplomacy-gap/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71977
Written by Torsten Kriening
The U.S. State Department's open invitation to commercial space companies marks a strategic shift that European policymakers and industry leaders cannot afford to ignore.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/08/spacewatchgl-opinion-moonshot-power-why-the-us-wants-a-nuclear-reactor-in-space-and-why-europe-cares/ Tue, 12 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=66980
Written by Torsten Kriening
Eighty years ago this week -on 6th and 9th August 1945 - the world entered the nuclear age in the most traumatic way imaginable. Hiroshima and Nagasaki are not just history; they are emotional markers that still shape public memory and political reflexes across Europe. In Germany, the association of “nuclear” with danger was reinforced by the radioactive cloud from Chernobyl in 1986 and by the cascading failures at Fukushima in 2011, which led Berlin to decide on a complete nuclear phase-out, completed in 2023.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/08/the-space-cafe-podcast-137-with-dr-bhavya-lal/ Tue, 12 Aug 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=67037 Nuclear power’s bad Earthly reputation hides its potential as a lifeline beyond our planet. Space is already radioactive—and if we want to stay and build on the Moon, Mars, or Europa, nuclear offers “power abundance” solar can’t match. Dr. Lal explains why, covering tech, safety, law, history, and why the next space era may finally embrace it.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/07/from-footprints-to-frameworks-why-moon-day-2025-marks-a-new-lunar-era/ Sun, 20 Jul 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=66374 Today, on International Moon Day 2025, we commemorate one of humanity’s most defining moments — the Apollo 11 landing on July 20, 1969 — while looking ahead to a new era of lunar exploration, innovation, and cooperation.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/01/spacewatchgl-opinion-what-can-the-global-space-industry-expect-from-africas-new-space-agency/ Thu, 30 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=63617 The African Space Agency (AfSA) became more than just an idea when the African Union (AU) adopted the agency’s establishing statute in 2018 as an organ of the AU. In January 2023, the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Egyptian Government - as host nation of the Agency, agreed upon the general framework regulating their relationship, consequently declaring the Agency open and operational. In April this year, AUC and the Egyptian Government will officially inaugurate the African Space Agency (AfSA) during the 2025 NewSpace Africa Conference, which will take place at Egypt Space City in Cairo, Egypt.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/01/space-cafe-radio-germany-mit-christoph-seidler/ Sun, 12 Jan 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=63383 In dieser deutschen Folge von Space Café Radio spricht Torsten Kriening, Herausgeber von SpaceWatch.Global mit Christoph Seidler. Im Gespräch geht es um sein neues Buch "Armstrongs Erben". Christoph Seidler ist Wissenschaftsjournalist und Raumfahrtexperte, und gemeinsam mit Torsten Kriening diskutiert er die Bedeutung des neuen Wettlaufs zum Mond. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/01/space-cafe-radio-frontiers-with-dr-angie-bukley/ Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=63294 Join Torsten Kriening, publisher at SpaceWatch.Global, as he sits down with Dr. Angie Bukley, Technical Fellow at the Aerospace Corporation. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/12/spacewatchgl-opinion-moonrise-or-moonfall-assessing-lunar-policy-trends-and-futures-in-a-changing-landscape/ Thu, 05 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=62655 Written by Sam Jardine and Dr. Antonino Salmeri

With six lunar missions launched this year - the most since 1969 - it is clear the Moon is no longer a distant prospect. Our closest celestial neighborhood is fastly becoming a multi-faceted and politically complex arena for human activity, hopefully collaborative, potentially contested. To capture key trends in 2024, at the Lunar Policy Platform we have surveyed of lunar stakeholders from across the globe in private, public, scientific, and academic spheres. Based on the feedback received, and our own expert assessment, we found three key trends for lunar policy have emerged from 2024: ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/11/denmark-becomes-artemis-accords-48th-signatory/ Fri, 15 Nov 2024 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=62321 Denmark has become the US-Led Artemis Accords' 48th signatory country following a signing ceremony on Wednesday 13 October 2024, in Denmark’s capital city, Copenhagen. Christina Egelund, the Danish Minister of Higher Education and Science, signed the Artemis Accords on behalf of Denmark. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/09/spacewatchgl-opinion-the-new-global-competition-for-the-conquest-of-space/ Wed, 11 Sep 2024 07:00:30 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=56400 Written by Angela Mathis

Humans have long looked at a star-studded night sky with wonder and curiosity. We have used the stars to navigate the oceans. The moon, stars, and celestial events like comets, the aurora borealis or eclipses have fed our imaginations and fuelled our myths, fears, and beliefs. It is in the 20th century that we developed with purpose and intent knowledge and technologies to demystify and explore what we now call Space.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/06/spacewatchgl-opinion-chandrayaan-3-indias-foothold-on-the-moon/ Thu, 20 Jun 2024 08:00:16 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=55501 On Friday, 23rd August 2023, moments after confirming the successful soft landing of the Vikram lander with the words “we are on the Moon,” ISRO Chairman Somnath invited Indian Prime Minister Modi to speak. Unlike September 2019, during the unsuccessful Chandrayaan-2 lander mission, Modi was not in Bangalore but in South Africa, attending a BRICS meeting. This mission, a product of national political and financial commitment, attracted international acclaim.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/03/space-cafe-33-minutes-with-artemis-brics/ Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:00:09 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=54091 The Artemis Accords, boasting a membership of 36 nations, encompass a diverse array of Western and non-Western states, with signatories from Latin America, the Asia-Pacific region, Africa, and the Middle East. Notably, key members of the Artemis Accords, including Brazil, India, and the UAE, also hold membership in BRICS—a prominent intergovernmental organization comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/03/spacewatchgl-geopolitics-china-and-the-moon/ Wed, 13 Mar 2024 09:00:22 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=54105 What is China's position on space resource activities? The following is a commentary on the Chinese approach following its submission to the Working Group on Legal Aspects of Space Resource Activities of the Legal Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS).]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/02/greece-becomes-35th-signatory-to-the-artemis-accords/ Mon, 12 Feb 2024 07:00:05 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=53614 Greece has become the latest country to join the Artemis Accords, as the Greek foreign minister, Giorgos Gerapetritis signed the Accords on the margins of the U.S.-Greece Strategic Dialogue at the Department of State in Washington. Also participating in the event at the U.S. Department of State were NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Dr. Ioannis Daglis, president of the Hellenic Space Center. The signing occurred during the fifth United States-Greece Strategic Dialogue in Washington.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/11/nasa-welcomes-netherlands-as-newest-accords-signatory/ Fri, 03 Nov 2023 07:00:49 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=52064 The Netherlands has become the newest and 31st signatory to the Artemis Accords, signing the document during a ceremony at the Dutch Ambassador’s Residence in Washington on Wednesday. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson participated in the signing ceremony for the agency, and Netherlands Space Office (NSO) director Harm van de Wetering signed on behalf of the Netherlands.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/09/space-cafe-black-ops-by-dr-emma-gatti-with-dr-namrata-goswami-ep-5-recap/ Fri, 29 Sep 2023 09:00:23 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=51400 The fifth episode of this special series of Space Cafe Black Ops with Dr. Namrata Goswami as resident guest is focused on India. This episode is part of a seven-series focused on the geopolitics of space. India: A Strategy of a Leading Power. The fifth episode of this special series of Space Café Black Ops with Dr. Namrata Goswami as a resident guest is focused on India. This episode is part of a seven-series focused on the geopolitics of space. ]]>