Russia will leave International Space Station In 2024
Moscow will fulfill its obligations to International Space Station (ISS) partners before quitting the project, says Roscosmos chief Yuri Borisov. According to the newly-appointed head of Russia space agency, the country plans to leave the International Space Station (ISS) after 2024.
“The decision has been made to leave this station in 2024,” Roscosmos Director General Yury Borisov told Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russia and the west are at odds over the Ukraine invasion, which has escalated tensions.
NASA and Roscosmos have signed a deal to allow astronauts and cosmonauts to ride together on rocket missions bound for the International Space Station despite tensions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Roscosmos' predecessor, Dmitry Rogozin, had also urged the agency to "r...