NASA, Russia’s International Space Station announced that it will continue its support for the (ISS) until 2028. This statement supports the previous statements of Roscosmos Director Yuri Borisov. Borisov said that Russia will develop its own space station after 2024.
Russia will provide support for the ISS until 2028
The war between Russia and Ukraine continues to affect cooperation in space. Formerly the European Space Agency (ESA), Roscosmos has made its decision for the ISS. Accordingly, support for the space station will continue until 2028.
An earlier statement by the US, Japan, Canada and ESA showed that the ISS will be kept operational until 2030. However, the war sanctions of the USA and other countries against Russia received a response from Roscosmos. Former Roscosmos manager Dmitry Rogozinthreatened to leave the ISS.
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NASA had to change its plans on the ISS due to growing tensions with Russia. He wanted to evacuate the astronauts and keep the ISS operational without Russian engines in case Russia suddenly leaves.
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Roscosmos Manager Yuri Borisov said that their priority in space will be to build their own station. In recent years, China has followed a similar strategy and competitor station to ISS It should be noted that he developed It is not known whether Russia will develop stations together with China.
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