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PM Modi Japan Visit LIVE: PM Modi Announces ISRO and JAXA to Partner for Chandrayaan-5 Project
Chandrayaan-5 mission plans to explore lunar south pole water ice using an Indian lander and Japan's rover in a 2027-28 launch, symbolizing growing Indo-Japanese space partnership.
- On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in Tokyo that India and Japan will join forces on the Chandrayaan-5 lunar mission, calling it a "symbol of mankind's progress in space."
- The collaboration aims to deepen the India–Japan strategic and scientific partnership by exploring the Moon's south pole for water ice and fostering cooperation between industries and startups, Modi said.
- Technical plans show Chandrayaan-5 will use JAXA's H3-24L launch vehicle from Japan, carrying an Indian-built lander and the heaviest Japan-made rover expected on the lunar surface.
- Leaders said the Chandrayaan-5 partnership symbolizes joint progress and the joint statement sets a roadmap to strengthen economic and security cooperation in the India–Japan special strategic and global partnership.
- The Implementing Arrangement formalises LUPEX cooperation, while ISRO drafts plans for Chandrayaan-6, Chandrayaan-7, and Chandrayaan-8, aligning with India's human lunar ambitions by 2040 and space station module launch likely in 2028.
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India-Japan Collaborate for Chandrayaan-5: A Leap in Lunar Exploration
India and Japan's space agencies collaborate on the Chandrayaan-5 mission to explore the moon's south pole under the LUPEX initiative. Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlights the importance of this partnership in advancing space science and acknowledges it as a symbol of international cooperation in the next frontier of space exploration.
ISRO, Japans JAXA to collaborate for Chandrayaan-5: PM Modi says will symbolise mankinds progress in space - The Tribune
Addressing a joint press briefing after bilateral talks with his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba, PM Modi said, 'We welcome the collaboration between ISRO and JAXA for the Chandrayaan-5 mission. Our active participation has gone beyond the limits of the earth and will become a symbol of mankind's progress in space.'
ISRO, Japan's JAXA to collaborate for Chandrayaan-5: PM Modi says "will symbolise mankind's progress in space"
Addressing a joint press briefing after bilateral talks with his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba, PM Modi said, "We welcome the collaboration between ISRO and JAXA for the Chandrayaan-5 mission. Our active participation has gone beyond the limits of the earth and will become a symbol of mankind's progress in space."
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