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NASA invites ISRO to join planned permanent lunar south pole base after 2032

NASA has invited the Indian Space Research Organisation to collaborate on its planned Moon Base Mission, which aims to establish a permanent crewed outpost near the lunar south pole after 2032. The invitation marks a new phase in U.S.-India cooperation on human lunar exploration.

Discovered 2026-08-13T09:35:16.202841-07:00 | 2026-08-13T09:35:16.202841-07:00

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The invitation would expand India’s role in a NASA-led effort to establish a permanent human outpost near the lunar south pole after 2032.
The reported collaboration signals deeper U.S.-India space ties and creates a framework for cooperation on future human lunar exploration.
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