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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 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.

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The US and Russia want to continue operating the International Space Station ISS until 2028.

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