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"Touchdown in Bengaluru": US Air Force plane brings NASA-ISRO satellite
08/03/2023 09:49 PM | Click to read full article
In a major step towards forging the US-India ties in civil-space collaboration, a transport aircraft from the US air force carrying a NASA - ISRO satellite landed in Bengaluru today. The C-17 transport plane airlifted off California with the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture (NISAR) satellite. The satellite will measure changes in the Earth's ecosystems, helping researchers understand the consequences of land-surface changes, and will also spot warning signs of natural disasters.
