Lithuania becomes 40th nation to join NASA's Artemis Accords

Washington DC (UPI) May 16, 2024

Lithuania has become the 40th nation to sign NASA's Artemis Accords, a pact that defines the peaceful exploration of space. Aušrinė Armonaitė, Lithuania's minister of economy and innovation, signed the accords Wednesday at the Radisson Blu Lietuva hotel in the capital Vilnius, with U.S. Ambassador Kara McDonald in attendance. "Welcome to the Artemis Accords family, Lithuania,"