The French space agency and the Indian Space Research Organization or ISRO for
short announced that they will be working together for at least three missions. These missions
will be milestone achievements for both nation’s space programs. The largest of these missions
will be to land a rover on the surface of Mars, the ISRO already has a satellite in orbit of Mars.
The French are supplying technical and scientific expertise from their programs to assist in this
mission.
They also plan on working together to launch two satellites, however these satellites will
be in very different places. One of these satellites will be going to Venus and will orbit the planet
to gather data of the atmosphere over a longer period of time than has previously been
accomplished. The second satellite will be a thermal imaging satellite used to monitor
temperature changes.
All of these agreements were made during the Indo- French summit held in Paris,
France. This summit is to discuss treaties, pacts, and other agreements between the two
nations.
short announced that they will be working together for at least three missions. These missions
will be milestone achievements for both nation’s space programs. The largest of these missions
will be to land a rover on the surface of Mars, the ISRO already has a satellite in orbit of Mars.
The French are supplying technical and scientific expertise from their programs to assist in this
mission.
They also plan on working together to launch two satellites, however these satellites will
be in very different places. One of these satellites will be going to Venus and will orbit the planet
to gather data of the atmosphere over a longer period of time than has previously been
accomplished. The second satellite will be a thermal imaging satellite used to monitor
temperature changes.
All of these agreements were made during the Indo- French summit held in Paris,
France. This summit is to discuss treaties, pacts, and other agreements between the two
nations.