Space odyssey

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IN a groundbreaking announcement, on Friday, May 12, Spain announced it will take part in the prestigious Artemis space programme, spearheaded by the United States. The revolutionary initiative aims to create rules that will ultimately govern a permanent moon mission and that will shape the exploration of planets like Mars.

A high­ranking US official revealed the news, just before a meeting was scheduled to take place between US President Joe Biden and Spanish President Pedro Sánchez, with the space mission on the agenda. The announcement comes two years after the Spanish government cre­ ated the Spanish Space Agency with its headquarters in Sevilla. The centre plays a pivotal role in coordinating Spain’s space ambitions and is also key in collaborations with global space agencies, including NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA). Spain joins 24 other countries that are part of the Artemis programme. Signatories to the programme commit to peaceful space exploration, sharing scientific discoveries, and the creation of ‘safe zones’ where each nation can run operations on the moon’s surface without interference.

Other signatories include the US, Japan, Australia, France and the UK.