“If they were to do a near-term disentangling from the ISS, it would be to functionally give up their human spaceflight program. There would be dire consequences for Roscosmos if Russia decouples from the ISS too soon, he adds. His comments about leaving the ISS echoed those made by his bombastic predecessor, Dmitry Rogozin, as Russia was battered with international sanctions following its invasion of Ukraine in February-yet did not actually precipitate a withdrawal from the station, which is jointly operated by space agencies from Russia, the United States, Europe, Japan, and Canada.Ĭasey Dreier, senior space policy adviser for the Planetary Society, a nonprofit research organization based in Pasadena, California, agrees, pointing out that with Russia, actions speak louder than words. Later that week, he clarified that Russia would withdraw from the space station once Roscosmos starts launching modules for a new space station, which he claimed could happen as early as 2028.
“We will fulfill all our obligations to our partners, but the decision leaving this station after 2024 been made,” he told a state publication.īut it’s not clear how serious Yuri Borisov really is about Russia’s departure coming so soon. Such a move would terminate an enduring symbol of international cooperation and effectively end the station’s life prematurely, as it will eventually have to be de-orbited, piece by piece. Early last week, Russia’s new man helming Roscosmos abruptly announced that the space agency would end its participation in running the International Space Station in as little as two years.
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