U.S. and India Deepen Space Collaboration with Joint Missions and Technology Initiatives

The partnership includes astronaut training, satellite launches, and expanded cooperation in commercial and defense space sectors.

Two Indian astronauts are training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center for a proposed joint mission to the International Space Station in 2025, marking the first collaboration of its kind between the nations.
NASA and ISRO plan to launch the jointly developed NISAR satellite in early 2025, aiming to enhance disaster prediction, monitor natural resources, and address global challenges through advanced radar mapping.
The U.S. and India are fostering commercial space partnerships, including initiatives to advance satellite technology, space situational awareness, and space exploration through a proposed 'space innovation bridge.'
Defense space cooperation is being strengthened, with India participating in U.S. Space Command exercises and joint challenges under the INDUS-X framework to advance missile and space-launch technologies.
The partnership builds on India's signing of the Artemis Accords and a shared commitment by President Biden and Prime Minister Modi to explore new frontiers in space exploration and technology.