Officials from India and the US have outlined next steps in space cooperation, including a commitment to facilitate commercial partnerships between space companies to advance shared interests in human spaceflight, joint space exploration and a growing space economy. Is.
The White House said on Wednesday (December 18, 2024) that a meeting in this regard was held on December 17 in Houston in which US Principal Deputy National Security Advisor John Finer, Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and India’s Ambassador to the US were present. Vinay Kwatra joins.
The White House said in a fact sheet, ‘President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s commitment to work together to ‘reach new heights in all areas of space cooperation’ by June 2023 and India’s signing of the Artemis Agreement will further enhance cooperation between the two countries in the civil, security and commercial space sectors. Reached an important point regarding.’
She said, ‘This includes a commitment to facilitate commercial partnerships between US and Indian space companies to advance our shared interests in manned spaceflight, joint space exploration, and a growing space economy.’
< p style="text-align: justify;">As part of their visit to Houston, Finer and Campbell met with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and the space industry to identify new opportunities to further strengthen the two countries’ growing space partnership. Met representatives of big companies.
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 the first joint mission between Indian and US astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). Two ISRO astronauts will be selected for training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center and Axiom Space will serve as the mission provider."text-align: justify;">The launch of the Axiom-4 mission early next year will prove to be 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 build 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. Happened.
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