November 24, 2025

On the request of the Embassy of Germany, a visit of the German delegation led by Dr. Silke Launert, State Secretary to Federal Minister for Research Technology and Space, Germany was organised at Antariksh Bhavan, Bengaluru on November 19, 2025. The 07-member delegation consisted of other senior officials from the Federal Ministry of Research Technology and Space, Germany and Consulate of Germany in Bengaluru. During the discussions, the German delegation expressed its desire to cooperate with ISRO in the area of human space flight, in-situ resource utilisation, quantum communication, and industry level engagements. It was agreed to take forward the discussions on the above areas through expert level discussions and bring out the implementation plan for each of the areas.