US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, announced plans for an Indian astronaut on the ISS by year-end as part of a joint US-India mission, and discussed the upcoming NISAR project launch.

US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, announced plans for an Indian astronaut to join the International Space Station (ISS) by year-end, as part of a joint mission with the US. Garcetti also mentioned the NISAR project, a joint Earth-observing mission between NASA and India's ISRO, set for launch by year's end. The envoy stressed the need for further collaboration between the two countries in space research.