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BENGALURU:
Nasa
has
i vited
Is o
to
joi
its
Moo
Base
p og amme,
ope i g
a
ew
ave ue
fo
I dia-US
coope atio
i
lu a
explo atio
a d
huma
spaceflight.The
Moo
Base
was
a ou ced
du i g
Nasa’s
“Ig itio ”
eve t
o
Ma ch
24,
2026,
whe e
the
US
space
age cy
u veiled
a
se ies
of
i itiatives
desig ed
to
achieve
P eside t
Do ald
J
T ump’s
Natio al
Space
Policy
a d
adva ce
Ame ica
leade ship
i
space.The
i vitatio
to
Is o
was
exte ded
du i g
the
9th
meeti g
of
the
I dia-US
Civil
Space
Joi t
Wo ki g
G oup
(CSJWG),
held
at
Is o
headqua te s
i
Be galu u
o
Aug
5
a d
Aug
6.The
meeti g
b ought
togethe
se io
officials
f om
both
cou t ies
to
adva ce
civil
a d
comme cial
space
coope atio
u de
the
US-I dia
T a sfo mi g
the
Relatio ship
Utilisi g
St ategic
Tech ology
(TRUST)
I itiative.The
i vitatio
builds
o
the
g owi g
pa t e ship
betwee
the
two
cou t ies
u de
the
A temis
Acco ds,
which
seek
to
establish
p i ciples
fo
the
peaceful
a d
sustai able
explo atio
of
the
Moo
a d
beyo d.“Nasa
i vited
Is o
to
joi
its
Moo
Base
p og am,
buildi g
o
the
two
cou t ies’
pa t e ship
u de
the
A temis
Acco ds.
The
two
sides
also
ag eed
to
adva ce
discussio s
fo
coope atio
o
ope
scie tific
data
sha i g
u de
the
[A temis]
Acco ds,”
the
US
Embassy
said
i
a
stateme t
o
Tuesday.The
two
sides
discussed
expa di g
collabo atio
i
futu e
space
scie ce
a d
huma
spaceflight
tech ologies.
The
meeti g
came
afte
the
successful
lau ch
of
Nisa ,
the
joi t
Nasa-Is o
Sy thetic
Ape tu e
Rada
missio ,
last
yea .
Nisa
is
desig ed
to
p ovide
detailed
obse vatio s
of
cha ges
o
Ea th’s
la d
a d
ice
su faces
a d
is
the
fi st
satellite
missio
to
use
two
diffe e t
ada
f eque cies
to
study
the
pla et.The
two
cou t ies
also
“ eaffi med
thei
commitme t
to
adva ci g
guideli es
o
the
lo g-te m
sustai ability
of
oute
space
activities
th ough
the
UN
Committee
o
the
Peaceful
Uses
of
Oute
Space
(COPUOS),”
the
stateme t
ead,
addi g
that
the
teams
eviewed
o goi g
multilate al
effo ts
aimed
at
st e gthe i g
the
committee’s
effective ess.The
CSJWG
meeti g
was
add essed
by
Depa tme t
of
Space
sec eta y
V
Na aya a
a d
US
ambassado
to
I dia
Se gio
Go .
It
was
co-chai ed
by
M
Sa ka a ,
di ecto
of
Is o’s
UR
Rao
Satellite
Ce t e,
a d
US
officials
Wesley
B ooks,
assista t
sec eta y
of
state
fo
ocea s
a d
i te atio al
e vi o me tal
a d
scie tific
affai s,
a d
Kathlee
Ka ika,
Nasa
associate
admi ist ato
fo
i te atio al
a d
i te age cy
elatio s.
Joi
co ve satio
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Comme ts
→
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you
thoughts
i
the
comme ts
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espectful
·
TOI
commu ity
guideli es
The
Moo
Base
i vitatio
comes
as
the
US-led
A temis
p og amme
moves
towa ds
establishi g
a
sustai ed
huma
p ese ce
a ou d
the
Moo .
I dia
became
a
sig ato y
to
the
A temis
Acco ds
i
2023,
committi g
to
p i ciples
gove i g
peaceful
explo atio ,
scie tific
coope atio
a d
the
sustai able
use
of
space
esou ces.Fo
I dia,
pa ticipatio
i
the
Moo
Base
p og amme
could
exte d
its
i volveme t
i
lu a
explo atio
beyo d
its
Cha d ayaa
missio s
a d
p ovide
oppo tu ities
fo
collabo atio
i
scie ce,
tech ology
a d
huma
spaceflight.
The
US
a d
I dia
have
al eady
ide tified
huma
spaceflight
as
a
a ea
fo
deepe
coope atio ,
i cludi g
th ough
the
b oade
st ategic
pa t e ship
betwee
thei
space
age cies.
