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Brasilia (XNA) May 21, 2007 Representatives of Brazil's Space Agency (AEB) and India's Space Department (ISRO) have set up a team to study cooperation in the space sectors of both countries, the AEB announced on Thursday. The two countries' team space study will be presented in September, in India, at the 58th International Space Congress sponsored by the International Space Federation. Satellite projects, such as satellite tracking, satellite launching and development projects, are the main areas the two countries will focus on. Brazil has shown an interest in tele-medicine and tele-education programs, interchange of scientists. India's space activities are mainly focused on satellite programs linked to food safety, management of natural resources and disaster monitoring.
earlier related report The delegation has, among its members, the director of the Earth Observations System, Venkatakrishnan Jayaraman, and the director of the Polar Satellite Launching Vehicle (PSLV), Neelakanta Narayanamoorthy. The agenda of the delegation includes a visit to the Ministries of Science and Technology and Foreign Relations. After the visits the group will begin a work meeting at the AEB. The delegation will proceed with talks about bilateral cooperation that have been in progress since 2004, when Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made an official visit to India. At the occasion, an agreement was signed for the peaceful use of space, approved in April this year by the Commission of Foreign Relations and national Defence at the Lower House. The Indians currently have the fastest growing space program in the world. With a budget of US$ 2.4 billion, India has built 29 satellites, developed two launchers and established infrastructure for development, construction and testing of telecommunications, remote sensing and meteorology satellites. Source: Wires and Agencies Email This Article
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