ISRO and ESA have signed a collaboration agreement to enhance human space exploration, focusing on astronaut training, mission implementation, and research. “ISRO and ESA have signed an agreement to collaborate on astronaut training, mission implementation, and research experiments, including cooperation for the upcoming Axiom-4 mission. This partnership advances India’s human spaceflight capabilities and global collaboration”, informed ISRO through a post on X.
The two agencies signed a comprehensive agreement on Saturday to cooperate on astronaut training, mission implementation, and a variety of research experiments in space.
The agreement, inked by ISRO Chairman Dr. S Somanath and ESA Director General Dr. Josef Aschbacher, establishes a framework for joint efforts in human space exploration. This includes astronaut training, experiment development, and the use of ESA resources on the International Space Station (ISS) for human and biomedical research.
One of the first major projects under the new agreement will be the Axiom-4 mission, which is set to launch with a crew that includes both ISRO’s Gaganyatri astronaut and an ESA astronaut. As part of this mission, the two agencies will work together to implement a series of experiments proposed by Indian Principal Investigators on the ISS. Additionally, ISRO and ESA will explore further collaboration in ESA’s human physiological studies, technology demonstrations, and public outreach activities.
The agreement also fosters joint educational outreach initiatives. Notably, the collaboration will be pivotal for the Axiom-4 mission, where both ISRO’s Gaganyatri and ESA’s astronaut will work on experiments by Indian Principal Investigators aboard the ISS. Leadership from both agencies expressed optimism about future cooperative endeavors in human spaceflight.
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