NASA Invites Media to Latvia Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony

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

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will welcome Dace Melbārde, Latvia’s Minister of Education and Science; Jānis Beķeris, charge d’affaires at the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in the United States; and Jacob Helberg, Undersecretary for Economic Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.

This event is in person only. Media interested in attending should RSVP by 3 p.m. Friday, April 17 to: hq-media@mail.nasa.gov. NASA’s 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, under the first Trump administration, the United States, led by NASA and the State Department, joined seven other founding countries to conclude the Artemis Accords, responding to growing interest in lunar activities from governments and private companies.

The agreements introduced the first set of practical principles aimed at strengthening the security, transparency and coordination of civilian space exploration on the Moon, Mars and beyond. Latvia will be the 62nd country to sign the Artemis Accords.

Learn more about Artemis Agreements at:

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

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