{"id":407064,"date":"2026-04-17T02:41:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T16:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=bdce8b28cdb89a14cb3345971dc708e4"},"modified":"2026-04-17T02:41:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T16:41:00","slug":"nasa-invites-media-to-latvia-artemis-accords-signing-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=407064","title":{"rendered":"NASA Invites Media to Latvia Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nasa-meatball-1.webp\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nasa-meatball-1.webp?w=1920\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA meatball\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 49%; object-position: 50% 49%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nasa-meatball-1.webp 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nasa-meatball-1.webp?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nasa-meatball-1.webp?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nasa-meatball-1.webp?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nasa-meatball-1.webp?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nasa-meatball-1.webp?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nasa-meatball-1.webp?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nasa-meatball-1.webp?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/nasa-meatball-1.webp?resize=1200,675 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Credit: NASA<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Republic of Latvia will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 9 a.m. EDT Monday, April 20, at NASA Headquarters in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will host Dace Melb\u0101rde, Latvia\u2019s minister for education and science; J\u0101nis Be\u0137eris, charg\u00e9 d\u2019affaires at the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia to the United States; and Jacob Helberg, under secretary of state for economic affairs at the U.S. Department of State.<\/p>\n<p>This event is in person only. Media interested in attending must RSVP no later than 3 p.m. on Friday, April 17, to: <a href=\"mailto:hq-media@mail.nasa.gov\">hq-media@mail.nasa.gov<\/a>. NASA\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/nasa-agencywide-media-accreditation-policy\/\">media accreditation policy<\/a>&nbsp;is online.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, during the first Trump Administration, the United States, led by NASA and the State Department, joined with seven other founding nations to establish the Artemis Accords, responding to the growing interest in lunar activities by both governments and private companies.<\/p>\n<p>The 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. Latvia will be the 62nd country to sign the Artemis Accords.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the Artemis Accords at:<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/artemis-accords\"><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/artemis-accords<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">-end-<\/p>\n<p>Camille Gallo \/ Elizabeth Shaw<br \/>Headquarters, Washington<br \/>202-358-1600<br \/><a href=\"mailto:camille.m.gallo@nasa.gov\">camille.m.gallo@nasa.gov<\/a> \/\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:elizabeth.a.shaw@nasa.gov\">elizabeth.a.shaw@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 article_a hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-credits-and-details\">\n<section class=\"padding-x-0 padding-top-5 padding-bottom-2 desktop:padding-top-7 desktop:padding-bottom-9\">\n<div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-2 padding-right-4 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