2024年3月6日，新加坡贸工部部长颜金勇在国会书面答复裕廊集选区议员黄伟中关于新加坡参与《阿耳忒弥斯协定》太空探索计划的情况。

左图：新加坡贸工部部长颜金勇 右图：裕廊集选区议员黄伟中

小科普：两年前，《阿尔忒弥斯协定》由八个国家签署启动，表明了他们致力于负责任的、和平的太空行为。新加坡是签署国之一，为此感到很兴奋。

以下内容为新加坡眼根据国会英文资料翻译整理：

新加坡对《阿耳忒弥斯协定》太空探索计划的参与和贡献

黄伟中议员：

(a) 新加坡将对《阿耳忒弥斯协定》的太空探索方案作出哪些贡献？新加坡是否打算提供任何特定的技术、专业知识或资源？

(b) 新加坡是否对《阿耳忒弥斯协定》中的任何特定项目或任务感兴趣并承诺作出贡献?

(c) 如何将参与这些项目与新加坡在空间技术方面的能力和兴趣保持一致?

黄伟中议员：

(a) 政府将如何让本地工业和研究机构参与阿 特米斯协定的空间探索项目；

(b) 目前是否有任何举措或方案促进政府、学术界和私 营部门之间的合作；

(c) 政府预期新加坡参与阿特米斯协定和空间探索将带来哪些 经济机会。

颜金勇部长：

新加坡于2022年3月28 日签署了《阿耳忒弥斯协定》。协定是不具约束力的承诺，旨在促进全人类和平、可持续地利用太空。作为签署国，新加坡希望与志同道合的伙伴开展更紧密的合作，形成关于空间规范的国际对话，并促进新加坡与美国以及《协定》其他签署国之间的公司、官员和研究人员的合作。例如，新加坡和美国于2023年10月10日举行了首次双边空间对话，以加强在一系列领域的双边合作，如利用卫星进行地球观测以及海事和航空领域与空间有关的使用案例。我们还共同举办了一次行业圆桌会议，讨论两国企业在这些领域的商机。

我们致力于帮助我们的公司抓住太空机遇。例如，太空科技及产业办公室的太空科技发展计划，把政府、本地公司、高等院校和研究机构联合起来，建立技术能力，把研究成果转化为商业上可行的解决方案，并培育有竞争力的公司。

以下是英文质询内容：

SINGAPORE'S INVOLVEMENT IN AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO ARTEMIS ACCORDS' SPACE EXPLORATION PROGRAMME

Mr Shawn Huang Wei Zhong asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what contributions will Singapore make to the Artemis Accords' space exploration programme and whether there are any particular (i) technologies (ii) expertise or (iii) resources that Singapore aims to provide; (b) whether there are any specific projects or missions within the Artemis programme that Singapore is interested in and is committed to contribute; and (c) how will involvement in these projects align with Singapore's capabilities and interests in space technology.

Mr Shawn Huang Wei Zhong asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) how will the Government involve local industries and research institutions in its participation in the Artemis Accords' space exploration projects; (b) whether there are any initiatives or programmes currently in place to foster collaboration between the Government, academia and private sector; and (c) what economic opportunities does the Government anticipate from Singapore's participation in the Artemis Accords and space exploration.

Mr Gan Kim Yong: Singapore signed the Artemis Accords on 28 March 2022. The Accords are non-binding commitments to promote the peaceful and sustainable use of space for all humankind. As a signatory, Singapore hopes to cooperate more closely with like-minded partners to shape the international conversation on space norms and foster collaborations with companies, officials and researchers between Singapore and the United States (US), as well as other signatories to the Accords. For example, Singapore and the US convened the first bilateral Space Dialogue on 10 October 2023 to strengthen bilateral cooperation in a range of areas, such as the use of satellites for earth observation and space-related use cases in the maritime and aviation domains. We also jointly organised an industry roundtable to discuss business opportunities for our companies in these areas.

We are committed to helping our companies seize the opportunities in space. For example, the Office for Space Technology & Industry's Space Technology Development Programme brings the Government, local companies, Institutes of Higher Learning and research institutions together to build technical capabilities, translate research into commercially viable solutions and nurture competitive companies.