India and America will come together for space cooperation, outline of next steps prepared

Washington: Officials from India and the US have outlined next steps in space cooperation. That includes a commitment to facilitate commercial partnerships between space companies to advance shared interests in human spaceflight, joint space exploration, and a growing space economy.

The White House said on Wednesday that a meeting in this regard was organized in Houston on December 17. In which America's Principal Deputy National Security Advisor John Finer, Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and India's Ambassador to America Vinay Kwatra participated. The White House said in a fact sheet that President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had committed to work together in June 2023 to “reach new heights in all areas of space cooperation.”

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Following India's signing of the Artemis agreement, the two countries reached an important milestone in cooperation in the civil, security and commercial space sectors, he said, adding that it will further our common interests in manned space flight, joint space exploration and a growing space economy. This includes a commitment to facilitate commercial partnerships between US and Indian space companies.

As part of their visit to Houston, Finer and Campbell met with representatives from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and space industry giants to identify new opportunities to further strengthen the two countries' growing space partnership. met up with.

They reflected on the achievements of the past few months and outlined new steps to take the India-US partnership to the next level, including NASA's collaboration with India for the first joint mission between Indian and US astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS). Two ISRO astronauts will be selected for training at the K Johnson Space Center and Axiom Space will serve as the mission provider.

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The launch of the Axiom-4 mission early next year will mark an important milestone in the India-US space partnership and space exploration. According to the White House, Finer and Campbell agreed to explore ways to create a new Space Innovation Bridge to foster partnerships between U.S. and Indian startups focused on advancing space situational awareness, satellite technology, and space launch and exploration. . (agency)