Sixty nations have now penned their commitment to the NASA-led Artemis Accords for peaceful space exploration.

Latvia will become the latest country to join the Artemis Accords, the country announced at the end of October. The European nation was the fourth commit during that month, doubling the number of countries that had previously signed the accords in 2025.

Also adding their name to the accords in October were the Philippines, Malaysia and Hungary. They were preceded by Senegal, Norway, Bangladesh and Finland, who signed earlier this year.

"Latvia’s accession to the Artemis Accords is a significant step towards our more active participation in the global space community," Latvian officials said in an Oct. 31 statement on a government-affiliated website. "We are proud to become part

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