Jordan Signs Artemis Accords as 63rd Signatory at NASA Headquarters

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan signed the Artemis Accords on April 23, 2026, in a ceremony at 9:30 a.m. EDT in the James E. Webb Memorial Auditorium at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman hosted Ambassador Dina Kawar of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and U.S. Department of State Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Ruth Perry for the signing. Jordan became the 63rd nation to commit to the Artemis Accords' principles for safe, sustainable, and transparent civil space exploration on the Moon, Mars, and beyond. The signing followed Latvia's accession as the 62nd signatory just three days earlier (April 20). The continued rapid expansion of the Accords coalition — from 61 to 63 nations in less than two weeks — reflects the diplomatic momentum generated by Artemis II's successful crewed lunar flyby on April 1–10, 2026, and demonstrates sustained international support for the U.S.-led lunar exploration framework against China's competing ILRS partnership.