Russia Will Withdraw From The International Space Station Due To Sanctions

Moscow, May 3| Russia Has Already Made A Decision To Withdraw From The International Space Station, Likely Within About Two Years, Roscosmos Chief  Dmitry Rogozin Said. In An Interview With The Rossiya24 Tv Channel, Rogozin Said That The Decision On The Timing Of The End Of Russia's Participation In The Iss Program Had Already Been Made, But Was Not Yet Announced. While Rogozin Did Not Say When Russia Would Withdraw From The Iss, 

He Said He Would Give At Least A Year's Notice "In Accordance  With Our Commitments." "The Decision Has Already Been Made, We Are Not Obliged To Speak About It Publicly," He Told The Tass News Agency. "I Can Only Say One Thing: In Accordance With Our Commitments, 

We Will Warn Our Partners. A Year Before The End Of Work On The Iss.The Us Space Agency Nasa And The Russian State Space Company Roscosmos Have Been The Two Largest Partners On The Iss For  Three Decades. The Two Organizations Agreed To Work Together On The Iss Until 2024, But On December 31, 2021 Us President Joe Biden. 

The Government Has Pledged To Extend Operations Until 2030. While Russia Did Not Officially Agree To The Extension, Rogozin Had Said In January This Year That Roscosmos And Nasa Were In Talks To Extend Iss Operations To 2030. But Russia's Ongoing Invasion Of Ukraine Hampered Space Cooperation Between The Two Countries, And Roskosmos' 

Involvement In The Expansion Seemed Unlikely. In The Interview, Rogozin Clarified That The Conditions For Russia's Work On The Iss Are Determined By The Government And The President, And The Russian Federation Is Currently Working On The Station Until 2024.Rogozin Referred To The Ongoing War Between Russia And Ukraine And The Subsequent Sanctions Imposed; And Plans To Create A Separate Orbital Outpost As 

The Main Reasons For A Retreat. Earlier, At A Meeting With State Duma Deputies From The Liberal Democratic Party, Rogozin Said That Work On The Iss Is Not Effective In The Current Geopolitical Situation, According To The Report. Called. Moscow-based Energia Space Rocket Corporation Has Already Been Tasked With Preparing The First Basic Module For A New  Russian Orbital Station 

 In 2025 What's Happening In The World, But It's Also A Demonstration Of Our Readiness To Deploy The Multifunctional Russian Orbital Service Station, 

Which  Is Already Being Worked On, The Preliminary Design Is Being Developed By The Energia Company, Rogozin Said. "After That, Once Presented And Protected,  We Will  Begin To Build This'smart Iron' And Prepare For Its Launch Into Space, The Deployment Of The Station.