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- Jordan signed the Artemis Accords at NASA in Washington on April 23, 2026, becoming the 63rd signatory.
- Ambassador Dina Kawar signed pact while NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Ruth Perry attended.
- Jordan launched the JY1 CubeSat in 2018 and ran PETRA1 and PETRA2 analog missions in Wadi Rum 2024-2025.
- The Artemis Accords, created in 2020 under President Donald Trump, set principles for peaceful, sustainable lunar and deep-space activities.
