The French national space agency National Centre for Space Studies (CNES), will partner with the Indian Space Research Organisation in the development of India’s planned space station. They have been also collaborating in the Gaganyaan project.
French and European partners can bring the skills they have acquired in developing and operating systems and dedicated infrastructure for long-term six-month flights of European astronauts on the International Space Station.
The French agency and its industry partners have gained vast experience from the Automated Transfer Vehicle and its spin-offs such as rendezvous operations with the International Space Station.