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State Department and NASA lead U.S. outreach and implementation of the Artemis Accords

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Official guidance, interagency roles, or program descriptions showing the Department of State and NASA as leads for U.S. outreach and implementation activities related to the Artemis Accords.

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The U.S. Department of State announced that Portugal has joined the Artemis Accords, becoming the 60th signatory. Portugal’s Secretary of State for Science and Innovation Helena Canhão signed on January 11, and the signing was marked on January 12 by U.S. Ambassador John J. Arrigo and Deputy Assistant Secretary Dan Lawton during the U.S.-Portugal Standing Bilateral Commission. The Accords, established in 2020 by the United States and seven other countries, set practical principles for responsible and sustainable civil space activity; the Department of State and NASA lead U.S. implementation and outreach.
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Multiple official U.S. government documents explicitly state that the U.S. Department of State and NASA co-lead or lead the United States’ outreach and implementation of the Artemis Accords. The State Department’s Artemis Accords overview notes that the Accords are “co-led for the United States by the Department of State and NASA.” A 2025 State Department media note on Senegal’s signing of the Accords adds that “The Department of State and NASA lead the United States’ outreach and implementation of the Accords,” language repeated in other embassy and State press materials. No credible sources indicate a different lead arrangement.

The verdict is True because multiple primary U.S. government sources directly and consistently describe the Department of State and NASA as leading the United States’ outreach and implementation of the Artemis Accords, matching the claim verbatim.

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  1. Update · Jan 13, 2026, 03:01 AMTrue
    Multiple official U.S. government documents explicitly state that the U.S. Department of State and NASA co-lead or lead the United States’ outreach and implementation of the Artemis Accords. The State Department’s Artemis Accords overview notes that the Accords are “co-led for the United States by the Department of State and NASA.” A 2025 State Department media note on Senegal’s signing of the Accords adds that “The Department of State and NASA lead the United States’ outreach and implementation of the Accords,” language repeated in other embassy and State press materials. No credible sources indicate a different lead arrangement. The verdict is True because multiple primary U.S. government sources directly and consistently describe the Department of State and NASA as leading the United States’ outreach and implementation of the Artemis Accords, matching the claim verbatim.
  2. Original article · Jan 12, 2026
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