Isro, Nasa discuss potential opportunities in space exploration

Nasa and Isro have held discussions on potential opportunities for future cooperation in space exploration. Nasa jet propulsion laboratory director Laurie Leshin visited the Isro headquarters here and had a meeting with the Chairman of the Indian space agency and Secretary of the Department of Space, S Somanath. "Dr Laurie Leshin expressed happiness over the joint efforts of JPL and Isro officials working together as a single team at Isro's U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) in realising 'Nasa-Isro Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR)," Bengaluru-headquartered Isro said.