Slovakia and Peru on Thursday signed NASA's Artemis Accords, making them the latest in a rapid number of countries to join the U.S.-led agreement on the safe exploration of space.

NASA held a ceremony at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. on Thursday (May 30) to host representatives from both Slovakia and Peru. During the event, both countries signed the agency's Artemis Accords, a set of principles that aims to lay out a framework for peaceful cooperation in space and on the moon .

Peru and Slovakia have recently become signatories to the Artemis Accords, a set of guidelines aimed at promoting responsible space exploration. With these latest additions, the total number of countries endorsing the accords has reached 42.

Peru and Slovakia signed the Artemis Accords outlining best practices for responsible space exploration, bringing the countries who have signed to 42.

Slovakia endorsed the Artemis Accords in a signing event at NASA Headquarters in Washington, officially becoming the 42nd country to join a global partnership dedicated to the peaceful, transparent, and responsible activities in outer space,