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November 16, 2023

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Dr. Laurie Leshin, Director of Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), USA visited ISRO Headquarters on November 15, 2023 and had a meeting with Shri Somanath S, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) / Secretary, Department of Space (DOS). 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). NISAR’s readiness for launch and potential opportunities for future cooperation including professional exchange in technical areas and space exploration were also discussed.