Acting Ambassador of the Republic of Botswana to the United States Mabedi Ngwenya delivers remarks during an Artemis Accords signing ceremony with the Republic of Botswana Thursday, June 25, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The Republic of Botswana is the 68th 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/Keegan Barber)

Minister of Communications and Innovation David Tshere, right, delivers remarks during an Artemis Accords signing ceremony with the Republic of Botswana Thursday, June 25, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The Republic of Botswana is the 68th 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/Keegan Barber)

Senior Advisor on Space for the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Greg Autry delivers remarks during an Artemis Accords signing ceremony with the Republic of Botswana Thursday, June 25, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The Republic of Botswana is the 68th 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/Keegan Barber)

Minister of Communications and Innovation David Tshere, left, signs the Artemis Accords during a ceremony with the Republic of Botswana alongside Acting Ambassador of the Republic of Botswana to the United States Mabedi Ngwenya, right, Thursday, June 25, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The Republic of Botswana is the 68th 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/Keegan Barber)

Minister of Communications and Innovation David Tshere, right, shakes hands with NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson, left, after signing the Artemis Accords during a ceremony with the Republic of Botswana Thursday, June 25, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The Republic of Botswana is the 68th 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/Keegan Barber)

From left to right, Senior Advisor on Space for the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Greg Autry, NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson, Minister of Communications and Innovation David Tshere, and Acting Ambassador of the Republic of Botswana to the United States Mabedi Ngwenya pose for a photo following an Artemis Accords signing ceremony with the Republic of Botswana Thursday, June 25, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The Republic of Botswana is the 68th 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/Keegan Barber)

Acting Ambassador of the Republic of Botswana to the United States Mabedi Ngwenya, right, delivers remarks during an Artemis Accords signing ceremony with the Republic of Botswana alongside, from left to right, Senior Advisor on Space for the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Greg Autry, NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson, and Minister of Communications and Innovation David Tshere Thursday, June 25, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The Republic of Botswana is the 68th 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/Keegan Barber)

Minister of Communications and Innovation David Tshere, center, signs the Artemis Accords during a ceremony with the Republic of Botswana alongside NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson, left, and Acting Ambassador of the Republic of Botswana to the United States Mabedi Ngwenya, right, Thursday, June 25, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The Republic of Botswana is the 68th 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/Keegan Barber)

NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson, center, delivers remarks during an Artemis Accords signing ceremony with the Republic of Botswana alongside Senior Advisor on Space for the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Greg Autry, second from left, Minister of Communications and Innovation David Tshere, second from right, and Acting Ambassador of the Republic of Botswana to the United States Mabedi Ngwenya, right, Thursday, June 25, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The Republic of Botswana is the 68th 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/Keegan Barber)

Minister of Communications and Innovation David Tshere, second from right, delivers remarks during an Artemis Accords signing ceremony with the Republic of Botswana alongside Acting Ambassador of the Republic of Botswana to the United States Mabedi Ngwenya, right, Senior Advisor on Space for the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Greg Autry, second from left, and NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson, third from right, Thursday, June 25, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The Republic of Botswana is the 68th 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/Keegan Barber)

NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson, center, delivers remarks during an Artemis Accords signing ceremony with the Republic of Botswana alongside Senior Advisor on Space for the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Greg Autry, left, and Minister of Communications and Innovation David Tshere, right, Thursday, June 25, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The Republic of Botswana is the 68th 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/Keegan Barber)