India's Lunar Ascent: NASA's Moon Base Invitation and SSLV's Power Boost

India is transitioning from a space-faring nation to a global lunar partner, with the recent NASA invitation to join the Moon Base program marking a strategic pivot that could accelerate its own Chandrayaan ambitions.

Evidence For

• NASA's formal invitation to ISRO to join its Moon Base program under the Artemis Accords, announced after the ninth India-US Civil Space Joint Working Group meeting in Bengaluru.
• Enhanced payload capacity for India's Small Satellite...