The Artemis program aims to land the first woman and first person of colour on the moon.
Washington DC:
In a landmark agreement, India has decided to join the Artemis Accords, an American-led effort to return humans to the moon by 2025, with the ultimate goal of expanding space exploration to Mars and beyond, White House sources said today.
The development comes during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US and hours before he is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden.
Apart from joining the Artemis program, which aims to land the first woman and first person of colour on the Moon, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have also agreed to conduct a joint mission to the International Space Station in 2024, the sources said.
NASA, in coordination with the US Department of State, had established the Artemis Accords in 2020 together with seven other founding member nations.
