US EditionSpace Superpowers Unite: Roscosmos Meets NASA in Houston
HOUSTON, TEXAS, USA, JUL 28 – Roscosmos and NASA leaders discuss extending the International Space Station's mission and maintaining joint spaceflight programs amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.
- On July 29, 2025, Dmitry Bakanov, director of Roscosmos, arrived in Houston to meet with Sean Duffy, NASA’s interim administrator, for discussions on collaboration between the two space agencies.
- This visit follows the first meeting of agency heads since 2018 and occurs amid strained Russia-U.S. relations after the 2022 Ukraine invasion.
- Bakanov's agenda includes continuing the cross-flight program, extending the International Space Station’s operational life, and safe ISS deorbiting plans.
- He is also set to meet the NASA Crew-11 team, which includes Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, prior to their scheduled July 31 launch on SpaceX's Crew Dragon.
- The talks underscore space exploration as one of the few ongoing cooperative efforts between the two countries despite wider diplomatic tensions.
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The acting administrator of the US space agency NASA, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, said today that he wants to find common ground with Russia on issues of cooperation in space.
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Russian space agency head visits US for first talks with NASA since 2018, Russia says
Dmitry Bakanov will meet U.S. Transportation Secretary and acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy to discuss further operations and planned deorbiting of the International Space Station (ISS), as well as a cross-flight agreement, Roscosmos said.
Roscosmos announced that the head of the Russian space agency has arrived in the United States and will meet with his NASA colleagues.
Roscosmos Chief Makes First U.S. Visit Since 2018 for NASA Talks
Roscosmos chief Dmitry Bakanov has arrived in the United States for talks with acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy, marking the first official visit by a head of Russia’s space agency since 2018, Roscosmos said Tuesday.
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