Explanation

NASA says that 40 countries have signed the Artemis Accords including the U.S., the U.K., Japan, Italy, Canada, and Brazil. On May 15, 2024, Lithuania became the most recent nation to sign the accords, NASA said in a statement. As of May 16, 2024, the nations signed up to the Artemis Accords are as follows (in alphabetical order): Angola Argentina Australia Bahrain Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Canada Columbia Czech Republic Ecuador France Germany Greece Iceland India Israel Italy Japan Lithuania Luxemburg Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria Poland Republic of Korea Romania Rwanda Saudi Arabia Singapore Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States of America Uruguay