US Budget Draft for Fiscal Year 2024 providesThe USA will replace Russia as a partner of the European Space Agency (ESA) in the Mars project.
Also, the budget will include funds for a space tug that will reduce dependency on Russia and “help prepare for a new era of commercial space stations being built in the United States.”
Formerly Roscosmos signed Several additional agreements were made last year with the US space agency NASA, including training US astronauts for cross-flights and training Russian cosmonauts for extravehicular activities on the US section of the International Space Station (ISS).
In addition, according to previously signed contracts, Roscosmos continued to provide engineering services to support the Zarya functional cargo block on the ISS.
In addition, Roscosmos and the American agency agreed to support NASA personnel and organize the work of their representatives at the Baikonur cosmodrome so that the cargo can be placed on the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft and launched into orbit.