Jānis Beķeris, Chargé D’Affaires a.i. at the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia to the United States, right, delivers remarks during an Artemis Accords signing ceremony alongside Jacob Helberg, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, left, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, second from left, and Dace Melbārde, Latvia’s Minister for Education and Science, second from right, Monday, April 20, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The Republic of Latvia is the 62nd country to sign the Artemis Accords, which establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations participating in NASA’s Artemis program. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, second from left, delivers remarks during an Artemis Accords signing ceremony alongside Jacob Helberg, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, left, Dace Melbārde, Latvia’s Minister for Education and Science, second from right, and Jānis Beķeris, Chargé D’Affaires a.i. at the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia to the United States right, Monday, April 20, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The Republic of Latvia is the 62nd country to sign the Artemis Accords, which establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations participating in NASA’s Artemis program. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Jānis Beķeris, Chargé D’Affaires a.i. at the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia to the United States, right, delivers remarks during an Artemis Accords signing ceremony alongside Jacob Helberg, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, left, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, second from left, and Dace Melbārde, Latvia’s Minister for Education and Science, second from right, Monday, April 20, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The Republic of Latvia is the 62nd country to sign the Artemis Accords, which establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations participating in NASA’s Artemis program. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Jacob Helberg, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, left, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, second from left, Dace Melbārde, Latvia’s Minister for Education and Science, second from right, and Jānis Beķeris, Chargé D’Affaires a.i. at the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia to the United States, right, are seen following an Artemis Accords signing ceremony, Monday, April 20, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The Republic of Latvia is the 62nd country to sign the Artemis Accords, which establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations participating in NASA’s Artemis program. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Dace Melbārde, Latvia’s Minister for Education and Science, second from right, delivers remarks at an Artemis Accords signing ceremony, alongside NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, second from left, Jacob Helberg, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, left, and Jānis Beķeris, Chargé D’Affaires a.i. at the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia to the United States, right, Monday, April 20, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The Republic of Latvia is the 62nd country to sign the Artemis Accords, which establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations participating in NASA’s Artemis program. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Jacob Helberg, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, left, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, second from left, Dace Melbārde, Latvia’s Minister for Education and Science, second from right, and Jānis Beķeris, Chargé D’Affaires a.i. at the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia to the United States, right, pose for a picture after an Artemis Accords signing ceremony, Monday, April 20, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The Republic of Latvia is the 62nd country to sign the Artemis Accords, which establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations participating in NASA’s Artemis program. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)