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 Gregory Mann witnessed and celebrated the signing together with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism Ian Borg at a ceremony hosted by Xjenza Malta at Villa Bighi in Kalkara, Malta.  The United States and Malta maintain strong academic, science, and technology partnerships; Malta’s signing of the Accords extends that close partnership into outer space.

The United States and seven other countries established the Artemis Accords in 2020 to serve as a set of practical principles to guide responsible space exploration.  Malta joins the United States and 63 other nations in affirming the Accords’ principles for sustainable civil space activity.  The Department of State and NASA lead the United States’ outreach and implementation of the Accords.

For more information, including a full list of signatories to the Accords, please visit https://www.state.gov/artemis-accords/.  For media inquiries, please submit a request here.