Russia and the US reach an agreement: the International Space Station may operate until 2030 or even later!
After the retirement of the International Space Station, cooperation and interaction on their independent space stations will continue.
TASS article published on July 31.
The head of the Russian space agency pointed out that Russia-US space cooperation "is going well."
A deal has been reached with NASA's acting administrator Sean Duffy to extend the life of the International Space Station (ISS) to at least 2028.
Bakanov revealed to reporters after meeting with Duffy: "The dialogue is going well. We have reached an agreement to operate the station until 2028. It is very important that the new NASA director confirmed this."
"We will study the issue of its re-entry into orbit before 2030."
"It is important that the leaders of the Russian space agency and NASA have direct contact," he said. "Sean Duffy helped us get the opportunity to conduct joint launches here. In our mission, cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko will travel with American astronauts on the International Space Station."
As Bakanov previously stated, the Russian space agency and NASA agree that the International Space Station (ISS) needs to operate at least until 2028, but it may continue until 2030 or even later.
Another key point is that he emphasized that close cooperation between Russia and the United States is essential after the retirement of the International Space Station mission.
He revealed to reporters: "We have reached an agreement, including the use of our national orbital space stations that we will launch after the International Space Station, and how we will interact in these space stations and some deep space missions."
Russian netizens raised questions in the comments section: "Isn't there a leak? Can it last that long?"
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