India, April 17 -- NASA welcomed Sweden as the 38th country to sign the Artemis Accords and commit to peaceful and safe space exploration. Sweden's Minister for Education Dr. Mats Persson and U.S. Ambassador Erik D. Ramanathan signed the accords at an event held in Swedish capital Stockholm.

"By joining the Artemis Accords, Sweden strengthens its strategic space partnership with the U.S. on space covering areas such as Swedish space research and the space industry, which in turn also strengthens Sweden's total defense capability," said Persson.

"NASA welcomes Sweden to the Artemis Accords family," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. "Our nations have worked together to discover new secrets in our Solar System, and now, we welcome you to ...