NASA invites ISRO to join Moon Base Programme near lunar South Pole

Bengaluru: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has formally invited the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to collaborate on its ambitious Moon Base programme.

The invitation was made during the ninth meeting of the India-U.S. Civil Space Joint Working Group (CSJWG), held in Bengaluru recently.

According to NASA, the programme aims to build humanity’s first outpost on another celestial body, near the lunar South Pole.

The move marks a significant step in India-U.S. space cooperation and could see ISRO contribute to the development of the first permanent human base on the Moon.