The 20-year-old International Space Station has been orbiting the Earth at about 400 kilometers above the surface.
The Russian cabinet cleared a proposal to extend a space cooperation agreement with the US for another decade. This comes at a time when Moscow's ties with Washington are at a post-Cold War low.
Russia has extended an agreement on space cooperation with the United States until the end of December 2030, the Russian government said on Saturday.
"The extension of the agreement is in the interests of both parties and will contribute to the effective implementation of joint space projects," the Russian cabinet said in a statement.
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin approved the proposal to extend the agreement on cooperation in the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes, it said.
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Update #1: Russia backs extending space cooperation deal with U.S. to 2030 - agencies (Reuters)
Update #2: Russia Extends Space Cooperation With U.S. Until 2030 (RFE)
WNU Editor: Both sides may have agreed to work together until 2030. But this relationship is on very shaky ground .... New reports detail ongoing space threats, and Russia is raising concerns (Space.com).
1 comment:
The ISS is the one thing the Russians, Americans, ESA and JAXA get along on. I have watched this for decades and it works. Makes sense for the Russians to stick with it. They have a new component that is supposed to go to the ISS this year sometime. The only country I would not let near anything would be China because their only goal would be to steal all the tech and use it for themselves. The Chinese are world class thieves and cannot produce anything of their own.
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