NASA to Provide Advanced Training for Indian Astronauts, US Envoy Announces
Washington, D.C. – NASA will soon begin providing advanced training to Indian astronauts as part of a collaborative effort to send them to the International Space Station (ISS), announced U.S. Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti. Speaking at the "US-India Commercial Space Conference: Unlocking Opportunities for US & Indian Space Startups," held in Bangalore, Garcetti outlined the plans for this significant collaboration.
Garcetti emphasized the joint effort between the two nations, stating, "NASA will soon provide advanced training to Indian astronauts, with the goal of mounting a joint effort to the International Space Station, hopefully, this year or shortly thereafter, which was one of the promises of our leaders' visit together."
In addition to astronaut training, Garcetti hig...