 "ISRO Chairman virtually meets up with ESA, ISA chiefs to discuss new opportunities")
The Indian Space Research Organisation is in discussions with European and Israeli space agencies to enhance cooperation and identify potential opportunities to work together. The Secretary in the Department of Space and ISRO Chairman K Sivan held virtual meetings with Director-General of Israel Space Agency (ISA) Avi Blasberger and Director General of European Space Agency (ESA) Josef Aschbacher last week. [caption id=“attachment_9859571” align=“alignnone” width=“1280”] Dr. K. Sivan, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)/ Secretary, Department of Space during a virtual meeting with Mr. Avi Blasberger, Director General, Israel Space Agency (ISA) on 29 July 2021. Image credit: ISRO[/caption] Sivan and Blasberger reviewed the progress of the ongoing activities including cooperation in electric propulsion system for small satellites and GEO-LEO (Geosynchronous Earth Orbit-Low Earth Orbit) optical link.
Dr. K. Sivan, Chairman, ISRO/ Secretary, Department of Space had a virtual meeting with Dr. Josef Aschbacher, Director General, European Space Agency (ESA) on July 30, 2021.
— ISRO (@isro) July 30, 2021
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I was pleased to meet Chairman Sivan for the first time today. I place @ESA's cooperation with @ISRO high on the ESA international agenda. #India's space portfolio is expanding thus many more cooperation opportunities between our agencies are on the horizon.
— Josef Aschbacher (@AschbacherJosef) July 30, 2021
They also discussed potential opportunities of working together in future including launch of Israeli satellites in Indian launcher and commemorating 75thanniversary of Indian independence and 30 years of India-Israel diplomatic relations through an appropriate event in 2022, an ISRO statement said. [caption id=“attachment_9859591” align=“alignnone” width=“1280”] Dr. K. Sivan, Chairman, ISRO/ Secretary, Department of Space had a virtual meeting with Dr. Josef Aschbacher, Director General, European Space Agency (ESA) on 30 July 2021. Image credit: ISRO[/caption] Sivan and Aschbacher reviewed the status of ongoing cooperation activities in earth observation, space science, satellite navigation, space situational awareness and human space flight. An ISRO-ESA arrangement concerning network and operations Cross-support which will enable use of ground station to support each others spacecraft missions, was signed recently.
Chairman, ISRO/Secretary, DOS Dr. K. Sivan had a meeting with the Director General of Israel Space Agency today.
— ISRO (@isro) July 30, 2021
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“They agreed to form thematic working groups which will discuss to identify potential opportunities for working together to further enhance ISRO-ESA cooperation”, the Bengaluru-headquartered space agency added. “I place @ESA’s cooperation with @ISRO high on the ESA international agenda. #India’s space portfolio is expanding thus many more cooperation opportunities between our agencies are on the horizon”, Aschbacher tweeted.
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