The two countries are the 22nd and 23rd signatories of the NASA-led accords.
Rwanda Space Agency Director-General Colonel Francis Ngabo and Nigerian Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Isa Ali Ibrahim sign on to the Artemis Accords as NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Assistant Secretary of State Monica Medina watch, during the Space Forum at the U.S. - Africa Leaders Summit on December 13, 2022 in Washington, DC.
Nigeria and Rwanda became the first African nations to sign the Artemis Accords this week during the first-ever U.S.-Africa Space Forum. The Artemis Accords are a broad non-binding framework that lay out agreements for responsible and peaceful international exploration of the moon. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced the addition of Nigeria and Rwanda to this agreement on the first day of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington DC , of which the inaugural space forum was a part. commemorating the addition of Nigeria and Rwanda to the agreement.
"Signatories commit to principles to guide their civil space activities, including the public release of scientific data, responsible debris mitigation, registration of space objects, and the establishment and implementation of interoperability standards," the State Department's statement continues.
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