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Although relations between Moscow and Washington are in deep crisis, the space cooperation between the two countries remains at an ideal level for 20 years and free of political influence or economic sanctions.
International Space Station and Soyuz
Many countries have participated in the establishment of the international space station, including Japan, Canada and the European Union, but Russia and the United States United continue to be the spearhead of this expensive project. Most of the equipment is manufactured in the United States, but flights to the space station are impossible without the use of the Russian spacecraft Soyuz, the only spacecraft capable of delivering astronauts to the airspace. ISS. After the closure of the program, "Shuttle" America in 2011 due to defects in addition to the remarkable glare and severity of the flight that resulted in the loss of 14 US astronauts. The new American spacecraft that will be manufactured by private Boeing and Spice-X companies should be ready to fly in 2019 alone. Moscow and Washington agreed to extend cooperation on the ISS until 2024, even after the use of new US vehicles
The chief engineer and one of the Space and Space Project Leaders Alexander Gleznyakov confirmed that NASA was planning to lease a Russian Soyuz to its private flights to the International Space Station, where Boeing and Energia Aerospace are continuing their discussions. "Americans have long been flying on Soyuz vehicles, but they do not have their own vehicles yet," said Jelzynyakov. 19659005 Sputnik
Lunar Lunar Station and Vostochny
In September 2017, at the International Astronautical Congress in Australia, a number of space exploration initiatives, including the program Deep Space Gate, were announced at the International Space Conference in Australia to create the lunar station in orbit similar to the space station. International to build is a first step to prepare flights to Mars in inhabited the future. "The first elements of the Lunar Station should be launched in 2024-2026," said Igor Kumarov, former director of the Russian Cosmos Cosmos Agency. The new director of the agency, Dmitry Rogozin, stressed that cooperation with Americans in this area would continue, pointing out that this area remained outside the sanctions
Rogozin said that Russia had carried out a huge space project in a short time. Russia's dependence on the Baikonur base in Kazakhstan has been reduced. "We do not plan to launch only in the year, but we intend to make monthly sorties from the Vostochny base," said Rogozin
Source: Russian Newspapers and Agencies
