Archive · 23 Sep 2026
ISRO Chief Outlines Human Spaceflight Vision, European Cooperation
India’s space agency shared its plans for future human space missions at a meeting in Paris.
The meeting took place on September 9 and 10.
ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan spoke about people living and working in low Earth orbit.
He also discussed what space exploration could look like after the International Space Station.
India and the European Space Agency updated a cooperation agreement.
The agreement now covers human and robotic exploration, space weather, and keeping space activities sustainable.
It will remain valid until 2032.
Narayanan also visited space facilities in France to check work on the TRISHNA satellite mission.
ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan presented India’s human-spaceflight vision at an International Space Summit in Paris on September 9 and 10.
Narayanan delivered a keynote on human spaceflight in low Earth orbit and joined a panel on exploration after the International Space Station.
The European Space Agency and Indian Space Research Organisation amended their cooperation agreement to include human and robotic exploration, space weather, and space sustainability.
The amended agreement’s validity was extended until 2032.
Narayanan later visited the CNES Toulouse Space Centre and an Airbus facility to review progress on the TRISHNA satellite mission payload.
- Who
- ISRO Chairman and Department of Space Secretary Dr V. Narayanan, along with senior ISRO officials, the European Space Agency, and the French space agency CNES.
- What
- India outlined its human-spaceflight vision and expanded space cooperation with Europe.
- When
- The summit took place on September 9 and 10; related visits occurred on September 10 and 11.
- Where
- The International Space Summit was held in Paris, followed by visits to ESA headquarters and the CNES Toulouse Space Centre in France.
- Why
- To discuss future human spaceflight and exploration after the International Space Station, and to review and expand space-cooperation projects.
- Summit
- International Space Summit
- Summit location
- Paris
- Keynote topic
- Future of Human Space Flight in Low Earth Orbit
- Panel topic
- Exploration Post International Space Station
- Agreement partners
- Indian Space Research Organisation and European Space Agency
- Agreement validity
- Extended until 2032
- Joint mission
- TRISHNA, an Indian-French satellite mission