​NASA to Expand Collaboration with India

On 20^th June, 2024, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced plans for expanded collaboration with India, featuring a "joint effort" aboard the International Space Station (ISS) involving an Indian astronaut.

• NASA Administrator’s announcement follows a fact sheet from the iCET review meeting chaired by US and Indian National Security Advisers Jake Sullivan and Ajit Doval.
• NASA Administrator emphasized ongoing US-India initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET) to benefit humanity, highlighting joint space efforts.
• Specific mission details are still in development, but the collaboration aims to support future human spaceflight and improve life on Earth.
• Sullivan and Doval concluded the Strategic Framework for Human Spaceflight ....