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New Delhi: After sending missions to the Moon and Mars, ISRO is now readying a spacecraft to orbit Venus to study what lies below the surface of the hottest planet in the solar system and also unravel the mysteries under the sulfuric acid clouds enveloping it.
''Building and putting a mission on Venus is possible for India in a very short space of time, as the capability today exists with India,'' Somnath said.
Through its programmes, the UK Space Agency encourages research and development in the country's space sector, and improvements in national space capabilities.
Space science is very much the foundation of the UK’s activities in space. UK instruments have travelled to comets, moons and planets.
International Partnership Programme The International Partnership Programme (IPP) is a 5 year, £152 million programme run by the UK Space Agency. IPP uses the UK Space sector’s research and innovation strengths to deliver a sustainable, economic or societal benefit to undeveloped nations and developing economies. IPP is funded from the BEIS Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF). As GCRF forms part of the UK’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) ring-fenced budget, IPP is required to be fully ODA compliant and will be delivered in line with the UN sustainability goals. IPP is running a...