The Statement says as the 78th signatory, Vietnam joins a growing coalition of nations dedicated to space policy that will extend the reach of human discovery and innovation using safe, transparent, and responsible space exploration and use. Vietnam will help put these shared principles into practice as a committed partner in the peaceful, cooperative use of space.
According to the statement, space exploration is entering a new era of discovery and opportunity, with growing importance for scientific advancement, economic growth, and the technologies that will shape the future.
Vietnam’s participation adds a new area of cooperation to bilateral relations built over more than three decades, the statement said.
The United States and seven other countries established the Artemis Accords in 2020 to serve as a set of practical principles to guide responsible space exploration. The US Department of State and NASA lead the United States’ outreach and implementation of the Accords.
