PM Modi US Visit: US President Joe Biden said on Thursday (June 22) after meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi that India and America will send Indian astronauts to the International Space Station by 2024. They were making alliances.
After bilateral talks with Prime Minister Modi, Biden said that India and America collaborate in almost every humanitarian endeavour for development.
From Health To Expansion On Space Technology
US President Joe Biden said that from alliances in creating new ways of testing and treating diseases like cancer and diabetes to human-crewed space flights and sending Indian astronauts to the International Space Station by 2024, etc., are.
At the same time, regarding the announcement of India’s decision to join the Artemis Treaty, Modi said that we have taken a new step forward in space cooperation. He said there are unlimited possibilities for an alliance between India and America.
India’s Gaganyaan Spaceship
It is noteworthy that the Artemis Treaty, based on the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, is a set of non-binding principles designed to guide exploration in civilian space. It is a US-led effort to return humans to the Moon by 2025 to explore areas on Mars and other planets.
At the same time, India plans to send the first human-crewed spaceship, Gaganyaan, which may happen in late 2024 or early 2025. Earlier, a White House official had said that NASA and ISRO are developing a strategic framework for human-crewed space flight this year.
Semiconductor Plant in India
In the semiconductor field, American companies are tying up to construct semiconductor systems in India. In a statement, chip company Micron Technology said that Micron would set up a semiconductor testing and assembly plant in Gujarat with a total investment of $2.75 billion.
Micron said it would invest $ 825 million on its behalf for this plant to be developed in two phases. The Central and State Governments will invest the remaining amount.
