NASA Invites Media to Albania Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony

The Republic of Albania will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 12 p.m. EDT on Monday, Sept. 21, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, becoming the 73rd country signatory. NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson will host Albania's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Ferit Hoxha and Ambassador of the Republic of Albania to the United States Ervin Bushati, together with U.S. Department of State officials.

The event is in person only. Media interested in attending must RSVP no later than 10 a.m. on Sept. 21 to hq-media@mail.nasa.gov, and NASA's media accreditation policy is available online.

The accords date to 2020, when the United States — led by NASA and the State Department during the first Trump Administration — joined with seven other founding nations to establish them, responding to growing interest in lunar activities by both governments and private companies. The Artemis Accords introduced the first set of practical principles aimed at enhancing the safety, transparency, and coordination of civil space exploration on the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Further information is available at NASA's Artemis Accords page.