The head of the American Space Agency NASA Bill Nelson declared the decision of the US President Joe Bayiden to extend the service life of the International Space Station (ISS) until 2030. This is reported on the organization’s website.
For this NASA is ready to interact with international partners in the project, including Russia. It is noted that in the US plan to “ensure the continuation of innovative studies conducted in this unique orbital laboratory until the end of this decade.”
Previously on December 31, Dmitry Rogozin, CEO of Roskosmos, announced that ISS found new problems with equipment and hull. He assured that Cosmonauts Anton Sluffers and Peter Dubrov, who are at the stations, understand how to cope with problems.
In June, Rogozin called the condition of Russia’s exit from the ISS project. “Everyone is in the hands of American partners. If sanctions against the RCC” Progress “and TsNIIMASH will continue, the issue of Russia’s exit from the ISS is the problem of American partners. It will be their zone of responsibility,” he said. Rogozin added that joint work is possible only with the “immediate” removal of the sanction. Otherwise, the state corporation will deploy its own national systems.