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Albania signs the Artemis Accords, becomes 73rd signatory

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Albania's foreign affairs minister signed the Artemis Accords at NASA headquarters, becoming the 73rd signatory nation.

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  1. [1]first partynasa.gov↗
  2. [2]trade press · corroborationspacenews.com↗

what happened

Albanian Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Ferit Hoxha signed the Artemis Accords on behalf of the Republic of Albania at NASA Headquarters in Washington on September 21, in a ceremony hosted by NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson and attended by US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Space and Environment Connor Tomlinson and Albania's ambassador to the US, Ervin Bushati, per NASA's own release. Albania is the 73rd nation to join the accords, per NASA and SpaceNews.

why it matters

Accession itself carries no contract, but it is a prerequisite NASA has used to gate partner access to lunar-surface and CLPS-adjacent opportunities, and SpaceNews notes the signing is part of a surge of new signatories ahead of a key Artemis Accords meeting next month.

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Event date
2026-09-21
Published
2026-09-22 05:25 UTC
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