U.S. to launch joint remote sensing satellite with India early next year

[November 29, 2023]  (Reuters) - The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and the NASA plan to launch a joint remote sensing satellite for Earth observation in the first quarter of next year, deputy minister for science and technology Jitendra Singh said in a statement on Tuesday.  

NASA and Indian Space Research Organization logos are seen in this illustration taken May 1, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ File photo

Singh met a NASA delegation led by its administrator Bill Nelson in New Delhi, the statement said.

(Reporting by Kanjyik Ghosh; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

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