Russian and US space chiefs meet to discuss continued cooperation
RUSSIA, JUL 31 – The extension preserves crucial US-Russia space collaboration despite political tensions, with Roscosmos and NASA agreeing to operate the ISS for four more years, officials said.
- The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Bakanov, confirmed the extension of the International Space Station's operations until 2028 in a meeting with NASA acting administrator Sean Duffy.
- This meeting marked the first visit by a Russian space agency head to the U.S. since 2018.
- Bakanov mentioned, 'We agreed that we will operate the ISS until 2028... and we will work on the issue of de-orbiting it by 2030,' according to TASS.
- The International Space Station was originally planned to operate until 2024 but may function until 2030, according to NASA.
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Russian, US space chiefs discuss continued cooperation
MOSCOW — Russia’s space chief has visited the United States to discuss plans for continued cooperation between Moscow and Washington on the International Space Station and lunar research with NASA’s acting chief, the first such face-to-face meeting in more than…
Russian and US Space Chiefs Meet to Discuss Continued Cooperation
Russia’s space chief has visited the United States to discuss cooperation between Moscow and Washington on the International Space Station and lunar research with NASA’s acting chief, the first such face-to-face meeting in more than seven years.
US, Russia Space Chiefs Hold First Direct Meeting Since 2018, Vow to Continue Cooperation
Representatives of NASA and Russia’s space agency Roscosmos met on Thursday in a rare meeting and committed to continuing cooperation in endeavors such as the International Space Station (ISS). The meeting was held between NASA’s acting administrator Sean Duffy and Roscosmos chief Dmitry Bakanov at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This was the first time since 2018 that the heads of the two space agencies have met in person. The two parties …

Russian and US space chiefs meet to discuss continued cooperation
Russia’s space chief has visited the United States to discuss cooperation between Moscow and Washington on the International Space Station and lunar research with NASA’s acting chief, the first such face-to-face meeting in more than seven years.
Russia and U.S. Agree to Extend International Space Station Operations to 2028
The head of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos said Thursday that he had agreed with his NASA counterpart to extend operations of the International Space Station (ISS) until 2028. Roscosmos said earlier this week that its chief, Dmitry Bakanov, had arrived in Texas to meet with NASA’s acting administrator Sean Duffy, marking the first visit to the United States by a Russian space agency head since 2018. “The conversation went well.
The US and Russia want to continue operating the International Space Station ISS until 2028.
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