1 00:00:01,001 --> 00:00:10,009 NASA and seven international partners signed the Artemis Accords during a virtual session of the International Astronautical Congress on Oct. 13 2 00:00:13,011 --> 00:00:23,019 The founding members of the accords are Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America 3 00:00:26,021 --> 00:00:35,029 International partnerships will play a key role in Artemis – achieving a sustainable and robust presence on the Moon while preparing to conduct a historic human mission to Mars 4 00:00:38,031 --> 00:00:53,010 “The Artemis Program itself will be the broadest and most diverse international space exploration coalition in history, and these accords are the vehicle to achieve this unprecedented cooperation.