NASA Will Provide Advanced Training to Indian Astronauts for Joint Mission to ISS

A joint mission of America and India may soon be sent to the International Space Station (ISS). For this, advanced training will be given to Indian astronauts by the American space agency NASA. There was an agreement between the two countries regarding a joint mission on the ISS.

US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti told an event, “NASA will soon provide advanced training to Indian astronauts. The goal is to send a joint mission to the International Space Station this year or soon thereafter.” “We will soon launch the NISAR satellite from ISRO’s Satish Dhawan Space Center. It will monitor the Earth’s surface, sea level rise and resources such as the cryosphere,” the US Commercial Service (USCS) said in a press release. NASA It is a joint Earth observation mission of India and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).

Garcetti said, “We are working together in the peaceful uses of space and in pursuit of peace.” The Artemis Accord between India and America is a framework between the two countries for the exploration of the Moon and beyond. ISRO Chairman, S Somanath said, “The connection between India and the US is strengthening in critical technologies and especially in space-related missions.”

Last year NASA had said that America is ready to help India build its space station. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, during his visit to India, had said that America and India plan to send an Indian astronaut to the International Space Station by the end of next year. The joint venture between ISRO and NASA plans to launch the state-of-the-art satellite NISAR soon. Along with this, ISRO is considering the possibility of using NASA’s Hypervelocity Impact Test (HVIT) for testing Gaganyaan’s module Micrometeoroid and Orbital Debris Protection Shields. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked ISRO to set a target of building an Indian space station by 2035 and landing astronauts on the Moon by 2040. NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) has been developed at a cost of approximately $1.5 billion.

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