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On November 28th in New Delhi, Indian Minister of Science and Technology Jitendra Singh received the Director General of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Bill Nelson, who was on a working visit to the South Asian nation.

Indian Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh (left) and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson during a meeting in New Delhi, India, on November 28. (Source: Press Information Bureau)

During the meeting, Minister Singh stated that India and the United States plan to jointly launch a remote sensing satellite in the first quarter of 2024.

The joint satellite, named NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR), is scheduled to be launched using India's GSLV (Geostationary Synchronous Satellite Launch System). NISAR will enhance Earth observation capabilities and support research into terrestrial ecosystems, Earth's solid deformation, and polar cryosphere.

NASA Administrator Nelson congratulated Minister Singh on the historic landing of India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the pristine South Pole of the Moon, and urged New Delhi to accelerate the program to send India's first astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS) using a NASA launch vehicle.

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In response, Minister Singh mentioned the thriving space sector startups in India.

He noted that, in just about four years, the number of space-related startups in the country has increased to over 150, some of which have grown into large businesses.

Previously, during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US (June 2023), the two countries agreed to jointly conduct a two-week space flight next year.

The collaboration between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and NASA led to the establishment of the Joint Working Group (JWG) on cooperation in manned spaceflights.

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