The Artemis Accords are an international agreement between governments participating in the Artemis Program, an American-led effort to return humans to the Moon by 2025, with the ultimate goal of expanding space exploration.[8] As of July 2022, 21 countries and 1 territory have signed up to be members of the Artemis Accords, with breakdown by continents as follows: 8 in Europe, 7 in Asia, 3 in North America, 2 in Oceania and 2 in South America.