India and US detail their future space cooperation measures...
In order to further their common interests in human spaceflight, cooperative space exploration, and the expanding space economy, indian and US officials have laid out the next steps in their space collaboration, which include a pledge to support commercial partnerships between space businesses. On Wednesday, december 18, 2024, the white house announced that US Principal Deputy National Security Advisor john Finer, Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, and India's Ambassador to the US Vinay Kwatra attended a meeting in Houston on december 17 in this regard.
According to a fact sheet released by the white house, "The two nations reached a significant point regarding cooperation in the civil, security, and commercial space sector following President Joe Biden and prime minister Narendra Modi's commitment to work together to'reach new heights in all areas of space cooperation' in june 2023 and India's signing of the Artemis Accords. This includes a commitment to facilitate commercial partnerships between US and indian space companies to advance our shared interests in manned space flight, joint space exploration, and the expanding space economy," the statement read.
In order to find new ways to fortify the two nations' expanding space relationship, Finer and Campbell visited with leaders of the space industry, the indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), and the national aeronautics and space administration (NASA) while in Houston.
The two isro astronauts who were chosen to train at NASA's Johnson Space Center for the first joint mission between indian and US astronauts on the international Space Station (ISS) with Axiom Space as the mission provider are part of the new steps they outlined to advance the India-US partnership. They also looked back on the accomplishments of the past few months. An major turning point in the US-India space relationship and space exploration will be the early launch of the Axiom-4 mission next year. In order to promote collaborations between US and indian entrepreneurs concentrating on developing space situational awareness, satellite technology, and space launch and exploration, Finer and Campbell decided to look at ways to create a new space innovation bridge, according to the White House.
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