NASA Invites India to Join Moon Base Program Near South Pole

During the 9th India-US Civil Space Joint Working Group meeting on August 5 and 6 at ISRO headquarters in Bengaluru, NASA invited India, represented by ISRO, to join its Moon Base program near the lunar South Pole. This invitation builds on their partnership under the Artemis Accords and highlights India's success with Chandrayaan-3. The meeting advanced cooperation under the US-India TRUST Initiative and discussed data sharing, marking a significant step in bilateral space collaboration.