ISRO strengthened its European partnerships as Sweden joined India’s Venus mission and Norway signed a new space cooperation agreement with India.
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- Sweden officially joined India’s Venus mission, also known as Shukrayaan.
- Sweden’s Institute of Space Physics will develop the Venusian Neutrals Analyser (VNA) instrument.
- VNA will study interaction between solar particles and Venus’ atmosphere and exosphere.
- India’s Venus spacecraft is expected to reach Venus by July 2028 after a 112-day journey.
- Mission was approved by Modi government in 2024 with an outlay of ₹1,236 crore.
- ISRO plans to launch the spacecraft using the LVM-3 rocket.
- Mission aims to study Venus’ dense atmosphere, volcanic surface and super-rotating clouds.
- Scientists also hope to examine whether Venus once had conditions suitable for liquid water.
- Mission will carry 19 scientific payloads including Indian and international instruments.
- Preliminary Design Review of the mission was completed in April 2026.
- Norwegian Space Agency signed an MoU with ISRO for deeper space cooperation.
- India and Norway will cooperate in climate studies, Arctic research and space science.
- PM Narendra Modi said cooperation will strengthen scientific and environmental research efforts.
- Partnership reflects India’s growing role in international space collaboration and planetary exploration.




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