Collaboration for future

Isro and India will benefit from Nasa

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The successful launch of the Nisar (Nasa-Isro Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre marks the second big mission where the two space agencies have joined hands, coming soon after gaganaut Shubhanshu Shukla travelled to the International Space Station on the Axiom 4 mission.

This may be the precursor to more cooperation between the agencies, given that India in 2023 signed up for the Artemis Accords.

The Artemis Accords provide a common set of principles for civil exploration and use of outer space.

While both agencies benefit from cooperation, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) may benefit more.

The Indian agency has an ambitious programme including multiple manned missions over the next 15 years.

This will require Isro to get a grip on a host of new technologies, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) could help with the use of its facilities as well as technical advice.