India to collaborate with Japan for future space exploration

New Delhi: Vice-Chair of Japan’s Cabinet Committee on National Space Policy Saku Tsuneta met with ISRO Chairman V Narayanan at ISRO HQ in Bengaluru. The status of the ISRO-JAXA joint lunar polar exploration mission was discussed, along with potential future collaborations including a robotic arm for an orbital complex, the launch of scientific satellites, and avenues for partnerships between academic institutions as well as private companies from both India and Japan.