Launched this past July, NISAR has been touted as one of the most advanced radar systems in NASA’s tenured history. So, it is surprising to some, but not all, that this project was the result of a collaboration between NASA and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). The ISRO was the first international partner to share interests with NASA on the mission, even taking responsibility for one of the two advanced radar systems used by the satellite. While the system is predominantly