U.S. and India advance human spaceflight cooperation
Top Stories Tamfitronics Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets India’s first astronauts in February, one of whom may fly to the ISS. Credit: Office of Indian PM ModiWASHINGTON — The governments of the United States and India announced June 17 they are moving ahead with cooperation on human spaceflight that would include flying an Indian astronaut to the International Space Station, although with few details on who would fly and when.The White House released a fact sheet regarding a meeting of the U.S.-India initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET), held June 17 in New Delhi and chaired by the national security advisers of the two countries. The statement highlighted the progress made by the two countries in cooperation in various technology sectors.In space, the fact sheet hailed “securing a carrier for the first-ever joint...
