Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Russia To Exit International Space Station ‘After 2024’

 

RT: Russia to quit International Space Station after 2024  

Moscow has plans to begin building its own space facility, Roscosmos chief says 

Russia will withdraw from the International Space Station (ISS) project with the West after 2024, the new head of the country’s space agency Roscosmos, Yury Borisov, said on Tuesday. 

Moscow intends to fulfill all its obligations to foreign partners as part of the ISS project, but “the decision to withdraw from this station after 2024 has been made,” Borisov told President Vladimir Putin during a meeting at the Kremlin.  

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WNU Editor: Quite a change in mood from just 2 weeks ago .... NASA, Russian space agency sign deal to share space station flights (CNBC/Reuters).  

Update: It is not going to be easy to keep the space station operational after Russia leaves .... Is Russia killing off the International Space Station? (The Guardian). 

Russia To Exit International Space Station ‘After 2024’  

Russia to Exit International Space Station ‘After 2024,’ Space Chief Confirms -- Moscow Times  

Russia to withdraw from International Space Station ‘after 2024’, top official says -- France 24  

Russia says it will quit the International Space Station after 2024 -- CNN  

White House looking for ways to ‘mitigate’ Russian exit from space station -- The Hill 

Russia's blow to the International Space Station -- Axios 

How will Russia's withdrawal affect the International Space Station? -- CBC News

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