[CMC] ISRO, NASA tie up for space exploration

[Adrian J. Hooke (HQ-CG000)]

http://www.newkerala.com/one.php?action=fullnews&id=51795

New Delhi, April 23: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) 
has joined hands with the US's National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration (NASA) for space explorations, parliament was informed 
Wednesday.

Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Prithviraj Chavan 
said the framework agreement was signed between the two space 
research organisations for cooperation in the "exploration and use of 
outer space for peaceful purposes".

"The areas identified for co-operation include earth sciences, 
observation and monitoring; space science; exploration systems; space 
operations; and other relevant areas of mutual interest," Chavan 
informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply.

The agreement was signed in February and has an initial validity of 10 years.

The cooperation between ISRO and NASA for Chandrayaan-1, India's 
unmanned moon mission scheduled later this year, was covered 
separately under two other agreements signed in May 2006.
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