ISRO and ESA Extend Their Cooperative Agreement Until 8 January 2032

ISRO and the European Space Agency (ESA) have extended their Cooperative Agreement until 8 January 2032, formalised through an exchange of letters in Paris on 10 September 2026 during the International Space Summit. The original agreement came into force in January 2002. The renewed framework covers human and robotic exploration, space weather and sustainable outer space activities, and was signed by ISRO Chairman Dr. V. Narayanan and ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher. The agencies have cooperated for over two decades in Earth observation, satellite navigation and space science, and signed a Joint Statement of Intent on human exploration in 2025 and an Earth-observation calibration pact in March 2026.