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Artemis Accords

78 nations have signed the Artemis Accords, a shared commitment to peaceful, transparent, and sustainable exploration of the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Live data on every signatory and every mission.

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Vietnam becomes the 78th nation to sign the Artemis Accords.

Congratulations to Vietnam on becoming the 78th signatory to the Artemis Accords!  We look forward to advancing space cooperation and strengthening our partnership together. Through our work implementing the Artemis Accords, the United States and Vietnam will take our… pic.twitter.com/9W03vKieCg
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Uzbekistan becomes the 77th nation to sign the Artemis Accords.

Welcome to the Artemis Accords, Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan has joined 76 other nations around the world by committing to the peaceful and safe exploration of space. https://t.co/xjbRr1KmLH pic.twitter.com/sXI59ZklOk

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What are the Artemis Accords?

The Artemis Accords are a set of non-binding principles for the civil exploration and use of the Moon, Mars, comets, and asteroids. NASA and the U.S. Department of State drafted them, and eight nations signed the first version on October 13, 2020: Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

The Accords build on the 1967 Outer Space Treaty and turn its obligations into practical commitments: peaceful purposes, transparency, interoperability, emergency assistance, registration of space objects, open release of scientific data, protection of historic sites, responsible use of space resources, deconfliction of activities, and limiting orbital debris. Any nation can sign. As of October 20, 2026, 78 have.

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Principles committed

  • Peaceful purposes
  • Transparency
  • Interoperability
  • Emergency assistance
  • Registration of space objects
  • Release of scientific data
  • Preserving outer space heritage
  • Space resources
  • Deconfliction of activities
  • Orbital debris