NASA Invites Media to Latvia Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony

The Republic of Latvia will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 9 am EDT Monday, April 20, at NASA Headquarters in Washington.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will host Dace Melbārde, Minister of Education and Science of Latvia; Jānis Beķeris, Charge d’Affaires at the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in the United States; and Jacob Helberg, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs at the US Department of State.

This event is personal only. Media interested in attending should RSVP no later than 3pm on Friday, April 17, to: hq-media@mail.nasa.gov. at NASA media accreditation policy is online.

The signing ceremony will take place in the James E. Webb Memorial Auditorium at NASA Headquarters in the Mary W. Jackson building, 300 E Street SW.

In 2020, during the first Trump Administration, the United States, led by NASA and the State Department, joined seven other founding countries to establish the Artemis Accords, responding to the growing interest in lunar activities by governments and private companies.

The agreements introduce the first set of practical principles aimed at improving the safety, transparency, and coordination of civil space exploration on the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Latvia is the 62nd country to sign the Artemis Accords.

Learn more about Artemis Accords at:

https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-accords

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Camille Gallo / Elizabeth Shaw
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1600
camille.m.gallo@nasa.gov / elizabeth.a.shaw@nasa.gov