KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 — The federal government has no intention to become a signatory of the US-led Artemis Accords or to participate in the planned International Lunar Research Station , claiming both initiatives needed to be reviewed first in terms of financial implications and their advantageous benefits to the country.
“The government is of the view that Malaysia is still not ready to join these initiatives and the decision to become a signatory for such programmes needed to be scrutinised first of various aspects including financial implications and advantages that benefit the country before participating in the Accords or the development of the ILRS,” Dr Adham said.
Drafted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in collaboration with the US Department of State, the Accords establish a framework for cooperation in the civil exploration and peaceful use of the Moon, Mars, and other astronomical objects. Meanwhile, the ILRS is a complex experimental research facility built on the lunar surface or in lunar orbit that could carry out multi-disciplinary and multi-objective scientific research activities including exploration and utilisation, lunar-based observation, basic scientific experiment and technical verification, and long-term autonomous operation.
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