Bangladesh inks ‘Artemis Accords’ with NASA on non-military space exploration

By  News On Air   Apr 08, 2025

Bangladesh has inked the ‘Artemis Accords’ as the 54th country with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), focused on non-military space exploration.

The Artemis Accords, established in October 2020, are a set of non-binding agreements designed to promote peaceful and cooperative civil exploration of outer space.

In the presence of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun and US Embassy in Dhaka Chargé d’Affaires Tracey Ann Jacobson, Bangladesh Defence Secretary Md Ashraf Uddin inked the accords.

As of January 21, 2025, 53 countries have signed the accords, including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, India, United Arab Emirates, Australia and several European and Latin American countries. By signing the Accords, Bangladesh will be a part of prestigious international space alliances, Chowdhury Ashik mentioned.

He said Bangladesh will be greatly benefited in terms of technology transfer, economic cooperation, and scientific collaboration through the accords.

It will open the window to cooperation and collaboration between the Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organisation (SPARRSO) and NASA and will enhance the current capacity of SPARRSO to accelerate the space mission, he added.