"Our Future Couldn't Be Brighter": Sunita Williams On US Sending Indian To Space

The Indian space agency, ISRO, is working on a joint project with the US' NASA to send an Indian astronaut to space.

Indian-origin Sunita Williams has said she is looking forward to meeting the Indian astronauts who will fly to the International Space Station (ISS). Ladies and gentlemen, brace yourselves for a show-stopping moment! Straight from the International Space Station, we had a special message from the incredible astronauts @Astro_Suni, Tracy Dyson, and @Astro_Jeanette for our space-themed national day celebration in New Delhi last… pic.twitter.com/PsG56LlzVB

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is working on a joint project with the US' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to send an Indian astronaut to space. Of the four astronauts that India had chosen, two will be sent to NASA for training, and one of them will be selected for the space mission, ISRO chief Dr S Somanath told NDTV last month.

The two space agencies have also collaborated for NISAR (NASA ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar), a joint Earth-observation mission.