NASA Invites ISRO to Join Moon Base under Artemis Accords

NASA is the American space agency, and ISRO is India's space agency.

NASA has invited ISRO to join a special project called the Moon Base programme.

The goal is to build the first permanent base on the Moon, near the Moon's South Pole.

If it happens, astronauts would live, work, and do science experiments there for a long time.

The invitation came after a big meeting in Bengaluru, India, on August 5 and 6.

India already works with the US through an agreement called the Artemis Accords, which India joined in 2023.

The two countries also agreed to share science information more openly.

NASA hopes the Moon Base will help prepare for future missions to Mars.

India is also working on sending its own astronauts to space with the Gaganyaan mission.

The first uncrewed test flight is planned for late 2026.