Memorandum of Understanding
between the Federal Space Agency and the Indian Space Research Organisation on Joint Activities in the field of Human Spaceflight Programme

The Federal Space Agency (hereinafter referred to as Roscosmos), on the one part and the Indian Space Research Organisation (hereinafter referred to as ISRO), on the other part, hereinafter referred to as "the Parties",

GUIDED by the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of India on Cooperation in the Field of Exploration and Use of Outer Space for Peaceful Purposes of December 3, 2004 (hereinafter referred to as "the Agreement on Space Cooperation"),

TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION the mutual interests of the Parties in the development of the joint activities in the area of Human Spaceflight Programme,

HAVE AGREED as follows:

Article 1

Objective

The objective of this Memorandum is to identify according to point 2 of Article 5 of the Agreement on Space Cooperation, the areas and terms of the joint activities between the Parties and their designated organizations in specific areas of Human Spaceflight Program.