15.05.2024 Litwa została 40. państwem w programie Artemis Accords i 7. w 2024.
Lithuania 40th nation to sign Artemis AccordsJeff Foust May 16, 2024
Aušrinė Armonaitė, Lithuania’s minister of economy and innovation, signed the Artemis Accords May 15 in a ceremony with U.S. Ambassador Kara C. McDonald. Credit: Lithuanian Innovation AgencyWASHINGTON — Lithuania has become the 40th nation to sign the Artemis Accords outlining best practices for responsible space exploration.
During a May 15 ceremony in Vilnius, Aušrinė Armonaitė, Lithuania’s minister of economy and innovation, signed the accords in the presence of Kara C. McDonald, U.S. ambassador to the country. (...)
Lithuania is the seventh nation to sign the Accords so far this year, six of which are in Europe. Forty countries have signed the Artemis Accords since the document was unveiled in 2020. (...)
“As the number keeps growing, there’s more and more interest,” said Valda Vikmanis-Keller, director of the Office of Space Affairs at the State Department, at the Meridian Space Diplomacy Forum April 30. “Countries are looking around and realizing that their neighbors, other international partners, have signed, and I think there’s a growing curiosity.” (...)
https://spacenews.com/lithuania-40th-nation-to-sign-artemis-accords/https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/artemis-accords-reach-40-signatories-as-nasa-welcomes-lithuania/https://www.vz.lt/inovacijos/technologijos/2024/05/15/lietuva-ir-nasa-pasirase-susitarima-del-kosmoso-tyrinejimuhttps://lnk.lt/straipsniai/visi/lietuva-tapo-pirmaja-baltijos-salimi-pasirasiusia-artemis-susitarima-isipareigojo-saugiai-tyrineti-kosmosa/252057Welcome, Lithuania! In just four years, a remarkable 40 countries have signed the Artemis Accords.
Together, as a global coalition, we will explore the stars openly, responsibly, and in peace.
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