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NEW DELHI, Nov 28 : Union\u00a0<\/span>Minister\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Dr.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Jitendra\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Singh\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a>disclosed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>during\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>meeting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>high-level\u00a0<\/span>delegation<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>NASA,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>premier\u00a0<\/span><\/span>USA\u00a0<\/span><\/span>agency,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>US\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>launch\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>joint\u00a0<\/span><\/span>microwave\u00a0<\/span><\/span>remote\u00a0<\/span>sensing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>satellite\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Earth\u00a0<\/span>observation,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>named\u00a0<\/span><\/span>NASA-ISRO\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Synthetic\u00a0<\/span>Aperture\u00a0<\/span>Radar\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(NISAR),\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>first\u00a0<\/span><\/span>quarter\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>NASA\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chief\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Administrator\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bill\u00a0<\/span>Nelson\u00a0<\/span><\/span>led\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>delegation.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>goal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>launch\u00a0<\/span><\/span>NISAR\u00a0<\/span><\/span>onboard\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>GSLV\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>NISAR\u00a0<\/span><\/span>data\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>very\u00a0<\/span>helpful\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>researching\u00a0<\/span><\/span>land\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ecosystems,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>solid\u00a0<\/span>earth\u00a0<\/span><\/span>deformation,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sea\u00a0<\/span>ice,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>coastal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>oceans,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>mountains,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>polar\u00a0<\/span><\/span>cryosphere\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>regional\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>global\u00a0<\/span>scale.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>It\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>reported\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>NASA\/JPL\u00a0<\/span><\/span>officials\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span>present\u00a0<\/span><\/span>when\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ISRO’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>S-band\u00a0<\/span><\/span>SAR\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>NASA’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>L-band\u00a0<\/span><\/span>SAR\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span>integrated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>JPL\/NASA.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Currently,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>integrated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>L\u00a0<\/span><\/span>&\u00a0<\/span><\/span>S\u00a0<\/span><\/span>band\u00a0<\/span><\/span>SAR\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>being\u00a0<\/span><\/span>tested\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>satellite\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>URSC,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bangalore.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Nelson\u00a0<\/span><\/span>commended\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Dr.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Jitendra\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Singh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>historic\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chandrayaan-3<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>landing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>uncharted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>South\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Polar\u00a0<\/span><\/span>region\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Moon\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>urged\u00a0<\/span><\/span>him\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>move\u00a0<\/span><\/span>forward\u00a0<\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>plans\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>send\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>first\u00a0<\/span><\/span>astronaut\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>NASA\u00a0<\/span><\/span>rocket\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>International\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Space\u00a0<\/span>Station\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(ISS)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>soon\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>possible.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>two\u00a0<\/span>countries\u00a0<\/span><\/span>decided\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>start\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>two-week\u00a0<\/span><\/span>joint\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India-US\u00a0<\/span><\/span>space\u00a0<\/span>flight\u00a0<\/span><\/span>next\u00a0<\/span>year\u00a0<\/span><\/span>during\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Prime\u00a0<\/span>Minister\u00a0<\/span>Narendra\u00a0<\/span>Modi’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>visit\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>US\u00a0<\/span><\/span>earlier\u00a0<\/span><\/span>this\u00a0<\/span>year.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>NASA\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sees\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>chance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>astronauts\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Private\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Astronaut\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Mission\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2024.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>A\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Joint\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Working\u00a0<\/span>Group\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(JWG)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Human\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Spaceflight\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Cooperation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>established\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ISRO\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>NASA\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>investigate\u00a0<\/span><\/span>areas\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>joint\u00a0<\/span>research\u00a0<\/span><\/span>including\u00a0<\/span><\/span>radiation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>impact\u00a0<\/span>studies,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>micro\u00a0<\/span><\/span>meteorite\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>orbital\u00a0<\/span>debris\u00a0<\/span><\/span>shield\u00a0<\/span><\/span>studies,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>space\u00a0<\/span><\/span>health\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>medicine\u00a0<\/span><\/span>aspects.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>January\u00a0<\/span>2023,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>eighth\u00a0<\/span><\/span>meeting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India-USA\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Joint\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Working\u00a0<\/span>Group\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Civil\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Space\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Cooperation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(CSJWG)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>took\u00a0<\/span>place\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Washington,\u00a0<\/span>DC.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Prominent\u00a0<\/span><\/span>US\u00a0<\/span>companies\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(such\u00a0<\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Boeing,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Blue\u00a0<\/span>Origin,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Voyager)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>currently\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>discussions\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ISRO<\/a>\/DoS\u00a0<\/span><\/span>about\u00a0<\/span><\/span>specific\u00a0<\/span>areas\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>cooperation.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Additionally,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>joint\u00a0<\/span>ventures\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>commercial\u00a0<\/span>entities\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>being\u00a0<\/span><\/span>explored.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>side\u00a0<\/span><\/span>disclosed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ISRO\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>NASA\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span>considering\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>concept\u00a0<\/span><\/span>paper\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Implementing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Arrangement\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(IA).<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>A\u00a0<\/span><\/span>mutually\u00a0<\/span>agreed-upon\u00a0<\/span><\/span>draught\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>reached\u00a0<\/span><\/span>after\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>few\u00a0<\/span><\/span>rounds\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>revisions,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>now\u00a0<\/span>being\u00a0<\/span>processed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>internal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>government\u00a0<\/span><\/span>approvals.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Additionally,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ISRO\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>investigating\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>viability\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>testing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Gaganyaan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>module’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Micrometeoroid\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>orbital\u00a0<\/span>debris\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(MMOD)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>protection\u00a0<\/span><\/span>shields\u00a0<\/span><\/span>using\u00a0<\/span><\/span>NASA’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Hypervelocity\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Impact\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Test\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(HVIT)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>facility.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>According\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Dr.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Jitendra\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Singh,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>space\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sector\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>experiencing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>tremendous\u00a0<\/span>growth\u00a0<\/span><\/span>thanks\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>changes\u00a0<\/span><\/span>instigated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Prime\u00a0<\/span>Minister\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Modi.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>As\u00a0<\/span>little\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>four\u00a0<\/span>years\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>passed,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>there\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>now\u00a0<\/span><\/span>over\u00a0<\/span>150\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Space\u00a0<\/span><\/span>StarUps,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>many\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>whom\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>become\u00a0<\/span><\/span>successful\u00a0<\/span><\/span>business\u00a0<\/span>owners\u00a0<\/span><\/span>after\u00a0<\/span><\/span>starting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>out\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>just\u00a0<\/span>one\u00a0<\/span>or\u00a0<\/span>two.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Nelson,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>astronaut\u00a0<\/span><\/span>who\u00a0<\/span><\/span>flew\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“Columbia”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>during\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>24th\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Space\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Shuttle\u00a0<\/span><\/span>mission\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>1986,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>praised\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ISRO\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>having\u00a0<\/span>launched\u00a0<\/span><\/span>231\u00a0<\/span><\/span>US-made\u00a0<\/span><\/span>satellites\u00a0<\/span><\/span>using\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Polar\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Satellite\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Launch\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Vehicles\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(PSLV).<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Mr.\u00a0<\/span>Nelson\u00a0<\/span><\/span>expressed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>his\u00a0<\/span>excitement\u00a0<\/span><\/span>about\u00a0<\/span><\/span>meeting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>cosmonaut\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rakesh\u00a0<\/span>Sharma\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bengaluru\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>following\u00a0<\/span><\/span>day.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Eric\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Garcetti,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>US\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ambassador\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>attended\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>meeting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>well.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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