# NASA invites ISRO to join Moon Base programme

2026-08-13T19:55:26+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

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NASA has invited ISRO to join its Moon Base programme, an ambitious plan to build a permanent research station near the lunar South Pole, Telangana Today reports. The invitation follows India’s 2023 signing of the Artemis Accords and a series of deepening space ties, including the 2025 flight of Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla to the International Space Station. ISRO, which aims to land humans on the Moon by 2040, will gain hands-on experience in crewed missions and access to advanced technologies through this partnership.

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- telanganatoday.com <https://telanganatoday.com/editorial-indo-us-space-cooperation-gains-strategic-depth>

Tags: Artemis Accords, India-US, ISRO, Moon Base, NASA, space cooperation
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