Principles for responsible exploration
Artemis Accords
76 nations have signed a shared commitment to peaceful, transparent, and sustainable exploration of the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Live data on every signatory and every mission.
76Signatory nations
17Signed in 2026
6Continents
San MarinoNewest · September 25, 2026
Accords signatories
76 nations · 1 shared future · newest first
San Marino2026
Côte d'Ivoire2026
Croatia2026
Albania2026
Djibouti2026
Türkiye2026
Mauritius2026
Serbia2026
Botswana2026
Paraguay2026
Ireland2026
Malta2026
Morocco2026
Jordan2026
Latvia2026
Oman2026
Portugal2026
Philippines2025
Malaysia2025
Hungary2025
Senegal2025
Norway2025
Bangladesh2025
Finland2025
Liechtenstein2024
Thailand2024
Austria2024
Panama2024
Denmark2024
Chile2024
Cyprus2024
Estonia2024
Dominican Republic2024
Armenia2024
Slovakia2024
Peru2024
Lithuania2024
Slovenia2024
Sweden2024
Switzerland2024
Uruguay2024
Greece2024
Belgium2024
Angola2023
Bulgaria2023
Netherlands2023
Iceland2023
Germany2023
Argentina2023
India2023
Ecuador2023
Spain2023
Czech Republic2023
Rwanda2022
Nigeria2022
Saudi Arabia2022
France2022
Colombia2022
Singapore2022
Bahrain2022
Romania2022
Israel2022
Mexico2021
Poland2021
Brazil2021
New Zealand2021
South Korea2021
Ukraine2020
United StatesFounding
United KingdomFounding
United Arab EmiratesFounding
LuxembourgFounding
JapanFounding
ItalyFounding
CanadaFounding
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Mission status
Program- Artemis INov 16 – Dec 11, 2022 · complete
- Artemis IIApr 1 – Apr 10, 2026 · complete
- Artemis IIITargeted 2027
- Artemis IVTargeted 2028
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The ten principles
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Peaceful purposes
Cooperation under the Accords is for peaceful purposes only, in line with international law.04Transparency
Signatories describe their space policies and plans openly.05Interoperability
Use common standards so hardware and systems can work together.06Emergency assistance
Help astronauts in distress, whoever they are.07Registration of space objects
Register objects launched into space.08Release of scientific data
Share scientific results openly and on time.09Preserving outer space heritage
Protect historic landing sites and artifacts.10Space resources
Resource use must follow the Outer Space Treaty.11Deconfliction of activities
Avoid harmful interference, including through safety zones.12Orbital debris
Limit new debris and plan safe disposal of spacecraft.Briefing
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 September 28, 2026, 76 have.
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