May 30 (UPI) — Slovakia and Peru on Thursday signed NASA’s Artemis Accords, making them the latest in a rapid number of countries to join the U.S.-led agreement on the safe exploration of space. Both countries signed the accords at NASA’s Washington headquarters, but in separate ceremonies with Peru the first to add its name […]
There are now 40 nations in the United States’ moon-exploration coalition. Lithuania joined the club on Wednesday (May 15), signing NASA’s Artemis Accords during a ceremony in Vilnius. “Welcome to the Artemis Accords family, Lithuania,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in a statement. “Our nations are strong partners — and now we expand this partnership […]
NASA has added another country to its growing list of international partners committed to responsible moon exploration. On Friday (April 19), Slovenia signed NASA’s Artemis Accords, becoming the 39th country to affirm their cooperation in future space endeavors to the moon and beyond. “NASA welcomes Slovenia to the Artemis Accords,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said […]
Another one signs the (moon) dust. Sweden is the newest nation to sign onto NASA’s Artemis Accords for peaceful and responsible exploration. During a signing event in Stockholm on Tuesday (April 16), Swedish Minister for Education Mats Persson penned the agreement alongside U.S. Ambassador Erik D. Ramanathan. “By joining the Artemis Accords, Sweden strengthens its […]
Add Switzerland to the list! Swiss Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin joined NASA administrator Bill Nelson Monday (April 15), at the space agency’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., to become the latest country to sign on to the agency’s Artemis Accords for moon exploration. “Today, we marked a giant leap forward in the partnership between the United […]
On Episode 104 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with National Space Society chapter leader Robert Aillon about NASA’s Artemis Accords. Spaceflight is no longer just for superpowers—there are now 37 countries signed to NASA’s Artemis Accords for the return to the Moon, and previously non-spacefaring nations are getting into the spaceflight […]
In February, Uruguay became the 36th country to sign the Artemis Accords, a set of non-binding principles to spawn responsible actions on the moon. The Accords were established in 2020, formulated by NASA, in coordination with the U.S. Department of State. Since that time, there’s been a steady pace of countries inking the Artemis Accords, […]
Uruguay has joined the United States’ effort to establish widespread principles to guide space exploration. Uruguay’s foreign minister Omar Paganini signed the Artemis Accords on behalf of the South American country during the annual U.S.-Uruguay bilateral inter-ministerial dialogue on Feb. 15 in Washington, D.C. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson participated in the signing ceremony for the […]
Greece is the latest country to sign up to the United States’ club for guiding principles of space exploration. Greece’s foreign minister, Giorgos Gerapetritis, signed the Artemis Accords on behalf of his country at the U.S. State Department on Feb. 9, during a wider U.S.-Greece Strategic Dialogue meeting. “Congratulations to Greece on becoming the 35th […]