NASA and ISRO Discuss Potential Cooperation
In a significant step towards future collaboration in space exploration, the US space agency NASA and its Indian counterpart, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), recently held discussions. Laurie Leshin, the Director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, visited the ISRO headquarters and had a meeting with S Somanath, the Chairman of ISRO and Secretary of the Department of Space. During the visit, Dr. Leshin expressed appreciation for the joint efforts of JPL and ISRO officials working together at ISRO’s U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) to realize the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR).
ISRO confirmed that the readiness for launch of NISAR and potential opportunities for future cooperation, including professional exchange in technical areas and space exploration, were discussed during Dr. Leshin’s visit. NISAR, a joint project between NASA and ISRO, is a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) observatory expected to be launched from the Sriharikota spaceport in the first quarter of 2024.
The mission of NISAR is to map the entire globe in 12 days and provide consistent data for understanding changes in Earth’s ecosystems, ice mass, vegetation biomass, sea level rise, groundwater, and natural hazards such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, and landslides. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the field of space exploration and signals the potential for further joint ventures between NASA and ISRO.
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