Vietnam signs the Artemis Accords as 78th participating nation

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam has signed the Artemis Accords to join an international framework for peaceful space exploration.

FTMQ Space, written by our newsroom29 October 2026 at 00:090 views

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam signed the Artemis Accords on October 28, 2026, becoming the 78th nation to join the framework. NASA News, NASA, Mirage News, and Vietnam.vn all reported the accession. NASA News noted that NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson delivered recorded remarks during the signing ceremony. [1][8][9][10]

According to NASA News, Anderson stated that Vietnam is joining the framework during an important stage of its own space program development. He highlighted that NASA and the Vietnam National Space Center have already built momentum in Earth observation radar, satellite innovation, and land-use research. [1]

The Artemis Accords are a series of bilateral agreements that establish non-binding principles for outer space exploration and development. Wikipedia states that the United States led the creation of the accords to support the Artemis program, which aims to return humans to the Moon and later expand space exploration efforts to Mars. [11]

Vietnam became the 78th nation to sign the Artemis Accords on October 28, 2026.
NASA and the Vietnam National Space Center collaborate on satellite innovation and Earth observation.
The Artemis Accords establish non-binding principles for peaceful outer space exploration.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

[1]NASA Welcomes Vietnam as Newest Artemis Accords SignatoryNASA News, 4h ago (the report this story comes from)
[2]NASA’s Artemis I mission reveals surprising radiation levels near the MoonScience Daily, 15h ago
[3]NASA’s Artemis I mission reveals surprising radiation levels near the MoonScience Daily, 15h ago
[4]NASA’s Artemis I mission reveals surprising radiation levels near the MoonScienceDaily Space & Time, 15h ago
[5]Why NASA develops extreme-cold batteries to power future missions?: Technology could power NASA’s Artemis m...Bhaskar English, 15h ago
[6]NASA overhauls Artemis 3 mission for space docking instead of moon landing디지털투데이, 19h ago
[7]NASA to launch Artemis III in summer '27Arizona Daily Sun, 1d ago
[8]NASA Welcomes Vietnam as Newest Artemis Accords SignatoryNASA (.gov), 4h ago
[9]U.S. Welcomes Vietnam's Signing of Artemis AccordsMirage News, 12h ago
[10]The United States welcomes Vietnam's accession to the Artemis Accords on space exploration.Vietnam.vn, 2h ago

Background

[11]Artemis Accords on Wikipedia

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