India, U.S. Set to Propel Space Cooperation

[PfcHammer]

http://reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=scienceNews&storyID=5464440

India, U.S. Set to Propel Space Cooperation
Sun Jun 20, 2004 11:13 AM ET

BANGALORE (Reuters) - India and the United States start an ambitious chapter in space cooperation this week, marking a U-turn from a long estrangement linked to U.S. sanctions against India's nuclear program.

About 150 U.S. experts will join a five-day conference in India's technology capital of Bangalore from Monday to discuss collaboration on research, production, trade and satellite navigation.

"This conference really symbolizes our coming together again," Marco Di Capua, counselor for science and technology at the U.S. embassy in New Delhi, told a news conference late on Saturday at the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) office.

Officials said the conference will result in a "vision statement" for guidelines, but no deals were expected.

[MrTriumph]

1. Out-sourced again!

And, hey, we can give away plenty of hi-tech space technology at the same time! For India it is another win-win.

[fujiyama]

2. Better India

than China. I think cooperation regarding space exploration is a good idea.