Posted: Sun, Dec 15, 2024, 8:55 AM ET (1355 GMT)
The Artemis Accords hit the milestone of 50 nations as signatories Wednesday. In separate events at NASA Headquarters, Panama and Austria signed the Accords, which outline principles for safe and sustainable space exploration. Seventeen countries have signed the Accords this year alone, which officials credit to shared interest in the Accords' principles and the ability of the Accords to provide a forum for discussion of those issues. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson suggested that several more countries will sign the Accords in the next few weeks.

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