NISAR a major achievement of space science, powerful symbol of Intl Cooperation : NASA Administrator

Sriharikota, July 30 -- Casey Swails, Deputy Associate Administrator, NASA today said the successful NISAR mission was a major achievement of space science, powerful symbol of International Cooperation.

Speaking at the Mission Control Control after GSLV-F16 successfully injected the Earth Observation satellite precisely into the orbit by ISRO's heaviest rocket GSLV-F216 from the spaceport here, she said she was honored to be here today at the ISRO Mission Control Center, and to speak to you following the successful launch of the NISAR spacecraft.

"On behalf of NASA, I want to congratulate our partners at ISRO, and to the incredible teams, in both India and the United States, who worked tirelessly across continents and time zones to make...