NASA Invites Media to Albania Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony - NASA

2 min read NASA Invites Media to Albania Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony Jennifer M. Dooren Sep 18, 2026 MEDIA ADVISORY M26-070 NASA Headquarters Credit: NASA The Republic of Albania will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 12 p.m. EDT on Monday, Sept. 21, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, becoming the 73rd country signatory. NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson will host Albania’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Ferit Hoxha and Ambassador of the Republic of Albania to the United States Ervin Bushati for the ceremony, together with U.S. Department of State officials. This event is in person only. Media interested in attending must RSVP no later than 10 a.m. on Sept. 21 to: hq-media@mail.nasa.gov. NASA’s media accreditation policy is online. 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. The Artemis 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. Learn more about the Artemis Accords at: https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-accords -end- Camille Gallo / Elizabeth Shaw Headquarters, Washington camille.m.gallo@nasa.gov / elizabeth.a.shaw@nasa.gov Details Last Updated Sep 18, 2026 Editor Jennifer M. Dooren Location NASA Headquarters Related Terms Office of International and Interagency Relations (OIIR) Artemis Accords — Company newsroom — sourced from NASA. Matter furnished by the company. Not a Notice Nearby paid placement. This page reprints matter furnished by the company from its official newsroom. Notice Nearby did not write this release. Read the original: https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-invites-media-to-albania-artemis-accords-signing-ceremony