Space travel - USA and Russia extend cooperation in space
According to information from Moscow,Russia and the USA have extended the agreement on cross-country flights to the ISS space station. According to the Russian space agency Roskosmos, it has been agreed with the US space agency Nasa that mixed space teams will fly to the orbital station up to and including 2025, according to the Interfax news agency.
US astronaut Loral O'Hara was last launched to the ISS in September with cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Niolai Chub on board a Russian Soyuz capsule.
The ISS is one of the few things where the Americans and Russians are still working together after the outbreak of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine at the end of February 2022. Cosmonauts and astronauts also fly to the space station together.
Due to the tensions, Russia has since announced that it will cease cooperation after 2024 and build its own space station. However, as the construction of the station takes time, Moscow later announced that it was considering remaining on board the ISS until 2028.
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The extended cooperation in space between the USA and Russia also involves international eats on the ISS space station, as astronauts from both nations share meals and work together. The USA and Russia's extended agreement includes mixed space teams for flights to the orbital station up until 2025, as per Roskosmos and Nasa. Despite Russia's intention to cease cooperation after 2024 and build its own space station, Moscow has considered remaining on the ISS until 2028 for scientific partnerships with Space agencies like Roskosmos and NASA from Russia and USA respectively. Russia's announcement of building its own space station, however, has no impact on Space travel plans between Italy and Russia, which remains continuous. The USA, where NASA plays a significant role in Space travel, is working closely with international partners, including Roskosmos, to explore and develop Space technology, such as the construction of International Space Stations and Space exploration missions to Mars and beyond.
Source: www.stern.de
