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NASA acting administrator to meet with head of Roscosmos at KSC
HOUSTON, TEXAS, JUL 30 – NASA and Roscosmos leaders meet for first time since 2018 to discuss ISS cooperation amid geopolitical tensions and ongoing joint astronaut programs, officials said.
- According to Reuters, Dmitry Bokanov, head of Roscosmos, traveled to Houston to meet Sean Duffy, marking their first in-person encounter since 2018.
- Following the deterioration of US-Russia ties, relations have strained since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, complicating joint space projects like the ISS.
- As part of the agenda, Bokanov and Duffy plan to discuss ongoing joint projects, including astronaut flight-sharing, ISS operations, and its eventual retirement, during their visit to NASA's Johnson Space Center and Boeing's production facility.
- Following these discussions, Roscosmos appeared poised to abandon the ISS but agreed to continue operations through its planned end, with NASA astronauts and Russian cosmonauts collaborating aboard.
- Future planning indicates NASA signed a contract with SpaceX last year to develop a 'US Deorbit Vehicle' to deorbit the ISS from 2030, while Russia plans a modified Progress spacecraft as backup.
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NASA acting administrator to meet with head of Roscosmos at KSC
The acting administrator of NASA will meet with his Russian counterpart in the first face-to-face meeting between agency heads in several years. The post NASA acting administrator to meet with head of Roscosmos at KSC appeared first on SpaceNews.
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