72 countries will now follow NASA-led principles for exploring the Moon and Mars

It serves to establish common ideas for space travel

The Artemis Accords is just about to gain its 72nd member, as Djibouti is set to sign on to the agreement that began in 2020, outlining NASA's core principles when it comes to space travel in the near future.

It became clear in the last half a decade that space travel was finally a possibility again, as it had been nearly 50 years since astronauts had last set foot on the Moon when the Artemis Accords were first signed in 2020.

This saw the need for a collective set of ideas that were agreed on between many of the world 's leading nations, outlining the purposes and aims of space travel as journeys to Mars and the Moon would soon become a possibility .