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ISRO, NASA join hands to explore outer space for peaceful purposes
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TechTeam on 23 April, 2008 11:32:00
 
New Delhi: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will work together in the
exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes, Minister of State for
Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Prithviraj Chavan said today in the
Lok Sabha.
In a written reply to a question by Badiga Ramakrishna, Chavan said that a
framework agreement in this regard had been signed on February 1, 2008 between
ISRO and NASA. "The Agreement has an initial validity of ten years, and allows
various cooperative activities to be taken up between the two sides under
specific Implementing Agreements," he informed.
The areas identified for co-operation include earth science, observation and
monitoring, space science, exploration systems, space operations and other
relevant areas of mutual interest. The co-operation between ISRO and NASA on
Chandrayaan-1 is covered separately under two Memoranda of Understanding signed
in May 2006.