Roscosmos announced that it has developed a draft document that regulates the process of the International Space Station (ISS) de-orbiting together with NASA. It has been reported TASS in the press service of the state agency.
“Some time ago, our American colleagues and I developed a draft of a technical document regulating the technical aspects of de-orbiting, or rather de-orbiting the ISS,” said Roscosmos.
The document was supposed to use specifically modified Russian Progress cargo ships, but now NASA has the opportunity to correct the orbit of the station with the engines of its ships, so the state company noted that they could theoretically be. used to give a brake stroke.
They also explained that various scenarios were being considered to get the station out of orbit, with discussions at both the operational level and the ISS program management level. The press service of the state agency explained that, in addition to technical issues, Roscosmos and NASA discussed the legal and financial aspects of the interaction, the obligations of the parties, the distribution of responsibilities and other issues.
The American agency informed its Russian colleagues that it is holding a competition for the project of creating a spacecraft designed to take the ISS out of orbit.
Previously on Roscosmos declaration About the absence of an official decision to de-orbit the ISS in 2030-2031.