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space agency Russia Roscosmos has officially announced that it will no longer work with global partners to conduct scientific research on the International Space Station (ISS). This decision was taken in response to Russia’s response to sanctions against its invasion of Japan Ukraine.
In a tweet, Roscosmos said it would not cooperate with Germany on joint experiments in the Russian ISS segment. “We now intend to do so independently,” they said.
Quoted from IFL Science, ISS currently manned by a crew consisting of Russian, American and German personnel. However Russian-Ukrainian conflict The ongoing process has created a serious rift between Russia and the West.
Initially, the US space agency NASA hope to maintain its collaboration with Roscosmos and remains optimistic that operations on the space station can continue as usual. However, the escalation of hostilities has put the entire space research project on the ISS and its future in doubt.
Under this agreement, the ISS is allowed to remain operational until 2024, although NASA recently announced its intention to extend the project to 2030. However, the continuation of the ISS will certainly require the support of all parties, and Russia’s exit from this collaboration may derail such plans.
“Roscosmos has permission from the government to operate the ISS only until 2024. And the issue of extending the agreement under current conditions makes us skeptical. Russia’s space program will be adjusted against the backdrop of sanctions, the priority is the manufacture of satellites for defense purposes,” Roscosmos said some time ago. .
Role Russia very crucial in ISSincluding controlling key laboratories, sending supplies from Earth, and even adjusting the station’s altitude to prevent it from hurtling to Earth.
Other US partners that co-operate with the ISS such as Japan, Europe and Canada could keep the ISS afloat without Russia. However, it may not be worth the effort and cost.
Russia also decided to stop supplying rocket engines to the US. This was officially announced by Dmitry Rogozin, head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos.
“In a situation like this we can’t supply the US with our best rocket engines. Let them fly with something else, a broomstick maybe, I don’t know,” Rogozin said sarcastically.
According to Rogozin, Russia has delivered a total of 122 RD-180 engines to the US since the 1990s. A total of 98 of them have been used to power the Atlas launch vehicle.
Roscosmos will also discontinue servicing of the rocket engines previously delivered to AS. To date, the US still has 24 engines and Russia intends to leave it because it no longer wants to provide technical assistance to the US.
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