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Latvia signs on as 62nd Artemis Accords signatory, pledging peaceful, sustainable lunar cooperation

Latvia has officially signed the Artemis Accords in Washington, becoming the framework’s 62nd participating nation. NASA welcomed Latvia’s formal subscription as part of a broader push to use the Accords to guide transparent, peaceful cooperation supporting NASA’s lunar exploration ambitions.

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Latvia’s accession expands the practical reach of the Artemis Accords framework, reinforcing its stated principles for “sustainable and pacific” lunar cooperation and interoperability.
The signing follows other recent new entrants, including Oman’s Accords commitment alongside plans for expanded national space investment and launch infrastructure (Oman signs Artemis Accords…).
For Europe-based space stakeholders, this adds another regional government to the growing Accords coalition shaping expectations around transparency and peaceful behavior for lunar and deep-space activities (Oman announces intent to join…).

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