New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Wednesday apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and Nigeria on cooperation in the exploration and uses of outer space for peaceful purposes.
The MoU was signed between Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) of India at Bengaluru in June this year and by the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) of Nigeria at Abuja in August this year.
It will enable potential interest areas of cooperation such as remote sensing of the earth, satellite communication and satellite-based navigation or for that matter space science and planetary exploration among others. Use of spacecraft, launch vehicles, space systems an...