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Real NASA Space Shuttle Missions / Re: What after the shuttle?
« Last post by Forrest White on December 15, 2020, 06:56:14 PM »The USA, Canada, Great Britain, Japan, Australia, Italy, Luxembourg, and the United Arab Emirates have signed an international agreement on the exploration of the Moon. All the countries make their contribution to the mission - the USA is responsible for spacecraft for manned flight, Great Britan takes care of Getaway station and the part of Orion rocket. Besides, the UK has also different satellites for Earth-observation, third stages for cargo delivery, and Skylark Micro rocket. The new agreement defines the principles according to which the study of space objects should proceed in the future. According to the agreement, space research has a peaceful purpose - there shouldn't be any space race or war. Countries defined an obligation to provide mutual assistance in the event of an emergency, the registration of space objects, the opening of access to scientific data, the protection of historical heritage, the proper use of lunar resources, conflict avoidance, and space debris.