{"id":650603,"date":"2024-04-19T15:21:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T19:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=press-release&p=650603"},"modified":"2024-04-19T15:21:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T19:21:57","slug":"slovenia-signs-artemis-accords-joins-pursuit-of-safer-space","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/slovenia-signs-artemis-accords-joins-pursuit-of-safer-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Slovenia Signs Artemis Accords, Joins Pursuit of Safer Space"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/slovenia.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1392\" height=\"1044\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/slovenia.jpg?w=1392\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 52% 1%; object-position: 52% 1%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/slovenia.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/slovenia.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/slovenia.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/slovenia.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/slovenia.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/slovenia.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/slovenia.jpg?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/slovenia.jpg?resize=1200,900 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1392px) 100vw, 1392px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Matev\u017e Frange\u017e, State Secretary, Ministry of Economy, Tourism, and Sport signs the Artemis Accords on behalf of Slovenia with NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik, Ambassador Jamie L. Harpootlian, Rebecca Bresnik, Associate General Counsel for International and Space Law, and Slovenian Ambassador to the United States Iztok Miro\u0161i\u010d standing behind. <\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credit: State Department<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA and Slovenia affirmed their cooperation in future space endeavors on Friday as Slovenia became the 39th country to sign the Artemis Accords. The signing certified Slovenia\u2019s commitment to pursue safe and sustainable exploration of space for the benefit of humanity and took place during a U.S.-Slovenia strategic dialogue in Ljubljana, Slovenia, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Offices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNASA welcomes Slovenia to the Artemis Accords,\u201d said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. “Today, the partnership between the United States and Slovenia crosses a new frontier. We live in a golden era of exploring the stars. That era will be written by nations that explore the cosmos openly, responsibly, and in peace.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>State Secretary Matev\u017e Frange\u017e of the Ministry of the Economy, Tourism, and Sport signed the Accords on behalf of Slovenia, with James O\u2019Brien, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, participating in the signing event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>“Slovenia joins the principles, values, and rules on the peaceful use of space as a common good of humanity,\u201d Frange\u017e said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rebecca Bresnik, Associate General Counsel for International and Space Law, served as the senior NASA official at the ceremony, along with her husband, Randy Bresnik, who is a NASA astronaut of Slovenian descent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are delighted to welcome Slovenia to the Artemis Accords family,\u201d said Ambassador Jamie Harpootlian, the U.S. ambassador to Slovenia \u201cWe recognize Slovenia as a rising leader in space. We look forward to taking our collaborations with Slovenia on science, technology, and innovation to new frontiers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2020, the United States and seven other countries established the Artemis Accords to establish guidelines for the peaceful exploration and use of outer space. The Accords reinforce and implement key obligations in the 1967 Outer Space Treaty. They also strengthen the commitment by the United States and signatory nations to the Registration Convention, the Rescue and Return Agreement, as well as best practices NASA and its partners support, including the public release of scientific data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about the Artemis Accords at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/artemis-accords\">https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/artemis-accords<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">-end-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lauren Low<br>Headquarters, Washington<br>202-358-1600<br>lauren.e.low@nasa.gov<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 article_a hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-credits-and-details\">\n<section class=\"padding-x-0 padding-top-5 padding-bottom-2 desktop:padding-top-7 desktop:padding-bottom-9\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 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