San Marino Becomes the 76th Artemis Accords Signatory, and NASA Ties the Accords to Moon Base Plans
San Marino became the 76th signatory to the Artemis Accords, NASA says, signing during a ceremony in the city of Rimini. NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson used the announcement to connect the accords to the agency's lunar ambitions, saying President Trump has directed NASA to build a Moon Base and establish an enduring presence on the lunar surface, and that NASA is putting the accords' principles into practice as it works toward that. NASA says it has invited every signatory to participate in its return to the Moon through scientific payloads, technology demonstrations, CubeSats and other capabilities.
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The detail worth noticing is what comes attached to the signature: signatories are offered slots for payloads, technology demonstrations and CubeSats on the way back to the Moon. That reads as participation, not just a pledge.
Or as recruitment — a principles document that also assembles a partner roster for one country's lunar program.