12 November 2003 04:50
PM-MOON
Russia to help India's lunar mission Moscow, Nov 12 (PTI) Russia will provide technical assistance to
India's plan to send an unmanned spacecraft to moon in 2005 under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by
space agencies of the two countries here on Wednesday.
"Details of the cooperation in the lunar project will be discussed at experts' meetings of Indian Space
Research Organization (ISRO) and Russian Space Agency," a spokesman of Rosaviakosmos company said.
"Experts' meetings will pinpoint specific Russian factories which may be awarded contracts in future,"
the spokesman told Russian news agency Itar-Tass.
The MOU signed in the Kremlin between ISRO and Russian Space Agency relates to peaceful use of outer space. India
plans to land its astronaut on the moon in the year 2015. (THROUGH ASIA PULSE)
[AIW [Asia Africa Intelligence Wire]] |
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