Jordan has officially signed the Artemis Accords, an international agreement establishing principles for the peaceful exploration of the Moon, Mars, comets, and asteroids. The document was signed by Jordan's Ambassador to the United States, Dina Kawar, during a ceremony held in Washington. Ixbt.com reports on this.
Thus, the country has become the 63rd participant in this global initiative.
The Artemis Accords were launched in 2020 and are based on the principles of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty. The document includes important provisions such as the peaceful use of space, interoperability of technologies, sharing of scientific data, and the mitigation of space debris.
Although the agreement is not binding in nature, it establishes a common set of rules for participating nations.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman noted that Jordan's accession comes at a time when humanity's return to the Moon and the creation of permanent infrastructure there is entering a new phase. Jordan is the fourth country to join the agreement in 2026, following Portugal, Oman, and Latvia.
The country has been consistently developing its space program. In 2018, the first Jordanian satellite, named JY1 and built by students, was launched into orbit using a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Additionally, projects for testing ground-based analogs of space missions are currently being implemented in the Wadi Rum desert.
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