Bowersox: US, Russia Cooperate on Cross-Operation Missions to ISS
The US and Russia are cooperating on cross-missions to the International Space Station (ISS). This TASS said NASA’s head of human spaceflight programs, Ken Bowersox.
The manager noted that after February 2025, when astronaut Jonathan Kim will be sent to the ISS on the Russian Soyuz MS spacecraft, the interaction between the American space agency and the Roscosmos state corporation on cross-flights will not cease.
According to him, certainty in cross-missions will appear after resolving issues with the Starliner spacecraft, the reliability of which Roscosmos is not sure about. “We are still working out the necessary agreements, but we intend to continue the cross-flight program,” the head said.
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