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United States Welcomes Paraguay’s Signing of the Artemis Accords The Department of State congratulates the Republic of Paraguay on joining the Artemis Accords. Paraguay is the 67th country to sign the Accords to date, pledging its commitment to peaceful space activities.   Minister President of the Paraguayan Space Agency Osvaldo Almirón Riveros signed the Accords on behalf of Paraguay on May 7, 2026. U.S. Embassy Asuncion Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Aaron Pratt shared remarks from NASA...

United States Welcomes Ireland’s Signing of the Artemis Accords The Department of State congratulates Ireland on joining the Artemis Accords. Ireland is the 66th country to sign the Accords to date, pledging its commitment to peaceful space exploration and use. Ireland’s Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke signed the Accords on behalf of the Republic of Ireland on May 4, 2026. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and Chief of Staff to the Under Secretary of State for...

United States Welcomes Malta’s Signing of the Artemis Accords The Department of State congratulates the Republic of Malta on joining the Artemis Accords. Malta is the 65th country to sign the Accords to date, pledging its commitment to peaceful space exploration and use. Malta’s Minister for Education, Sport, Youth, Research, and Innovation Clifton Grima signed the Accords on behalf of the Republic of Malta on May 4. U.S. Ambassador to Malta Somers W. Farkas and NASA Europe Representative...

United States Welcomes Morocco Signing of the Artemis Accords The Department of State congratulates Morocco on joining the Artemis Accords. Morocco is the 64th country to sign the Accords to date, pledging its commitment to peaceful space exploration and use. Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita signed the Accords on behalf of the Kingdom of Morocco on April 29 at a ceremony in Rabat, Morocco. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau and U.S. Ambassador to Morocco Duke Buchan...

United States Welcomes Latvia’s Signing of the Artemis Accords The Department of State congratulates Latvia on joining the Artemis Accords. Latvia is the 62nd country to sign the Accords to date, pledging its commitment to peaceful exploration and use of space. Latvia’s Minister of Education and Science Dace Melbārde signed the Accords on behalf of the Republic of Latvia on April 20, 2026. State Department Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg and NASA Administrator Jared...

New Glenn Launches NASA’s ESCAPADE, Lands Fully Reusable Booster The New Glenn orbital launch vehicle successfully completed its second mission, successfully deploying NASA’s Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) twin-spacecraft into the designated loiter orbit, and landing the fully reusable first stage on Jacklyn in the Atlantic Ocean. New Glenn’s seven BE-4 engines ignited on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at 3:55:01 PM EST / 20:55:01 UTC from Launch Complex 36 at...

A new batch of 23 projects will strengthen international space partnerships, develop national capabilities and boost economic growth, the...

Blue Origin Completes 35th New Shepard Mission Blue Origin successfully completed its 35th New Shepard flight and 15th payload mission...

Blue Origin's breakthrough in-space resource utilization system aims to turn lunar regolith into solar arrays, metals, and breathable and...

New Shepard’s 35th Mission Targets Liftoff on Saturday, August 23, Will Fly More Than 40 Payloads to Space Blue Origin’s next New Shepard...

The Mission: Blue Origin’s Mars Telecommunications Orbiter Blue Origin designs and manufactures heavy-lift rockets, transporters,...

Blue Origin Announces Crew for New Shepard’s 34th Mission New Shepard’s 34th Mission Blue Origin today announced the six people flying on...

Blue Origin Announces Crew ForNew Shepard’s 32nd Mission Blue Origin today announced the six people flying on its NS-32 mission. The...

Norway became the 55th signatory of the Artemis Accords at a ceremony at the Norwegian Space Agency in Oslo, Norway today. Minister of...

The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Korea at the...

A UK aerospace company is set to land the first European rover on the red planet, as it wins £150 million to complete the touchdown...

New Shepard’s 11th Human Flight, NS-31, Will Launch This Spring with Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn,...

Blue Origin Completes 29th New Shepard Mission, Successfully Simulates Lunar Gravity Blue Origin successfully completed its 29th New...

The NS-29 Mission Patch Blue Origin’s next New Shepard flight, NS-29, will simulate the Moon’s gravity and fly 30 payloads, all but one...

Finland became the 53rd signatory of the Artemis Accords at a ceremony at Aalto University’s Winter Satellite Workshop today. Minister...

New Glenn safely reached its intended orbit during today's NG-1 mission, accomplishing our primary objective New Glenn’s seven BE-4...

New Glenn during successful integrated launch vehicle hotfire One of the primary goals of the test campaign was to demonstrate...

Liechtenstein became the 52nd signatory of the Artemis Accords at a ceremony at NASA headquarters today. Director of Liechtenstein’s...

Thailand became the 51st signatory of the Artemis Accords at a ceremony in Bangkok today. Executive Director of Thailand’s...

Austria became the 50th signatory of the Artemis Accords at a ceremony at NASA headquarters this afternoon. Ambassador Petra Schneebauer...

Panama became the 49th signatory of the Artemis Accords at a ceremony at NASA headquarters this morning. Ambassador José Miguel Alemán...

Blue Origin today revealed the six people flying on its NS-28 mission. The crew includes: Emily Calandrelli, Sharon Hagle, Marc Hagle,...

Denmark became the 48th signatory of the Artemis Accords at a ceremony in Copenhagen today. Danish Minister for Higher Education and...

Chile became the 47th signatory to the Artemis Accords at a ceremony at NASA Headquarters today. Minister of Science, Technology,...

The Republic of Cyprus became the 46th signatory of the Artemis Accords at a ceremony in Nicosia today. The Republic of Cyprus’ Deputy...

The government will fund research into wearable technology, virtual reality and artificial intelligence in a bid to support people with...

Estonia became the 45th signatory to the Artemis Accords in Milan, Italy on October 13. The United States welcomes Estonia into the...

Blue Origin’s next New Shepard flight, NS-27, will debut our second human-rated vehicle, enabling expanded flight capacity to better meet...

Today, Blue Origin successfully completed its eighth human spaceflight and the 26th flight for the New Shepard program. Our astronaut...

Blue Origin today revealed the six-person crew flying on its NS-26 mission. The crew includes: Nicolina Elrick, Rob Ferl, Eugene Grin,...

UK finalists awarded funding through the joint UK-Canada £1.2 million Aqualunar Challenge to develop new lunar water purifying...

Lithuania became the 40th signatory to the Artemis Accords on May 15 at a ceremony held in Vilnius. The Artemis Accords were established...

Armenia became the 43rd signatory to the Artemis Accords yesterday at a ceremony at NASA Headquarters in Washington.  The Artemis Accords...

Peru became the 41st signatory to the Artemis Accords today at a ceremony at NASA Headquarters in Washington.  The Artemis Accords...

The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Philippines at the inaugural...

In honor of Air Quality Awareness Week (May 6-10), the Office of Management Strategy & Solutions’ Greening Diplomacy Initiative (GDI) is...

Blue Origin today revealed the six-person crew flying on its NS-25 mission. The crew includes: Mason Angel, Sylvain Chiron, Kenneth L....

Exodus 27:20-30:10 - Pants by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen Many years ago, I was told a story about my father by somebody who belonged to the same...

Our New Glenn vehicle successfully rolled out and upended today for the first time on the pad at Launch Complex 36 (LC-36). This...

The joint UK-Canada £1.2 million Aqualunar Challenge is launching to support development of water-purifying technologies for the Moon 62%...

The UK Space Agency has announced 23 ground-breaking projects that could boost UK leadership in new space technologies and applications...

The Republic of Bulgaria became the 32nd nation to sign the Artemis Accords at a ceremony hosted by NASA on Thursday. Minister of...

Over 12,000 responses so far submitted on government proposals to create first ‘smokefree generation’, less than halfway through...

Officials from the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) participated in the ROK-U.S. Space Forum, held in Seoul from November...

The Department of State marked the 40th anniversary of the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX), the 30th anniversary of the Future...

In July, the State Department’s Bureau of Oceans, and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs hosted representatives of...

The development of 11 critical technology areas and capabilities will take the UK further into space than ever before, a new report from...

Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance Mallory Stewart and Acting Assistant Secretary for...

Today the Department of State is releasing our first-ever Strategic Framework for Space Diplomacy, a groundbreaking initiative to...

The mission will study Jupiter's moons for potential habitability for life The Jupiter icy moons mission (JUICE) has taken off on its...

Officials from the United States and the Republic of India gathered, January 30-31, at the Department of State for the eighth meeting of...

Today I joined Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Ambassador ...

At the first-ever U.S.-Africa Space Forum, Nigeria and Rwanda became the first African nations to sign the Artemis Accords. Participants...

NASA’s Artemis program is inspiring the world as it seeks to land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon and conduct a ...

The UK Space Agency welcomes the successful launch of Artemis I The UK Space Agency has welcomed the successful launch of NASA’s Artemis...

Office of the Spokesperson Affirming its commitment to the peaceful, responsible, and sustainable exploration and use of outer space,...

Office of the Spokesperson In August 2021, as part of Vice President Kamala Harris’s trip to Singapore, the United States and Singapore...

Office of the Spokesperson During her August 2021 visit to Vietnam, Vice President Kamala Harris affirmed the importance of U.S. and...

Office of the Spokesperson At a virtual ceremony, Romania became the 16th nation to sign the Artemis Accords. President and CEO of the...

Secretary of State On behalf of the United States of America, I send my best wishes to the people of Aotearoa New Zealand as you...

The UK-built ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover is set for launch in September after a series of successful tests, including driving off its...

The winners, considered among the top undergraduate university students and recent graduates in the United States, were chosen following...

Blue Origin today successfully completed the third human spaceflight - the first with six astronauts on board. The astronaut manifest...

The Pacific Regional Strategic Leadership Programme, a week-long virtual UK-funded training course at the Pearl Resort in Pacific...

By upgrading to Strategic Membership, UKHO will bring its expertise and leadership in accessing and utilising marine geospatial data in...

Today, Blue Origin announced New Shepard’s 18th mission, NS-18, will lift off on Tuesday, October 12, carrying four astronauts to space...

Office of the Spokesperson The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and...

Today (Thursday 3rd June), hundreds of tiny worms are being flown to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of an experiment to...

Office of the Spokesperson The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and India...

The UK Space Agency, NASA and other partners have signed a historic agreement on principles for space ahead of a future mission to the...

Office of the Spokesperson Delegations from the United States of America and Japan will hold the Seventh Meeting of the U.S.-Japan...

Scientists from the UK are playing a vital role in a NASA mission to Mars set to launch this Thursday (30 July) Backed by the UK Space...

The closest images ever taken of the Sun, captured by the UK-built Solar Orbiter spacecraft, have been released today (Thursday 16 July)...

A weekly coronavirus (COVID-19) testing model using a new ‘no-swab’ saliva test is to be piloted in Southampton from this week (22 June)...

Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Today, the United States observes the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day. The United States...

The UK-built Solar Orbiter spacecraft successfully launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida shortly after 4am today (Monday, 10 February)...

David R. Stilwell, Assistant SecretaryBureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Center for Strategic and International Studies As Prepared...

Office of the Spokesperson Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Keith Krach announced the United...