Co-led by NASA and the U.S. Department of State, the Artemis Accords are signed at a national level rather than on an organizational level, and countries that sign the accord do so voluntarily.

A total of 50 nations have now joined NASA's efforts to establish peaceful and cooperative international space exploration.

NASA's Artemis 1 Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule on the launch pad. (Image credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky) Space lawyer Michael Gold said he agrees that the accords are meant to foster an ...

The Dominican Republic has signed the Artemis Accords, becoming the 44th nation to join the United States' moon-exploration ...

Eight nations have signed NASA’s Artemis Accords, which establishes a framework of principles for safely and responsibly planning for humanity’s return to the moon by the agency and its ...

Eight countries have signed the Artemis Accords, a set of guidelines surrounding the Artemis Program for crewed exploration of the Moon.The United Kingdom, Italy, Australia, Canada, Japan ...

NASA announced the Artemis Accords in October 2020 with an initial group of eight signatories. Five others later joined before Mexico, most recently Poland Oct. 26.

Dec. 11 (UPI) --Officials for Panama and Austria signed the Artemis Accords on Wednesday, becoming the 49th and 50th nations to join the international commitment to responsible space exploration ...

3. The Artemis Accords are founded in an older treaty — In the future history of Star Trek, the United Federation of Planets — a governing body that fosters cooperation among hundreds, and ...

The Artemis Accords, launched by NASA in mid-2020, aim to enhance international cooperation around the return to the Moon and establish the prevailing norms and guardrails for space exploration ...

Eight countries have signed on as founding member nations to NASA’s Artemis Accords during the 71st International Astronautical Congress this week. Those nations include Australia, Canada, Italy ...

Eight countries have signed the Artemis Accords, a set of guidelines surrounding the Artemis Program for crewed exploration of the moon. The United Kingdom, Italy, Australia, Canada, Japan ...