Roskosmos and NASA have agreed that an American astronaut will make an additional flight to the International Space Station (ISS) with the Russian spacecraft Soyuz MS. This has been reported Interfax With reference to Sergei Krikalev, director general of the state agency responsible for manned programs.
According to the agency, the flight will take place within the framework of the agreement between Roscosmos and NASA regarding cross-flights.
“One of the Americans actually has two terms left (at ISS – IF). They added a flight to make up for the time spent at the station,” Krikalev said.
He described the flight change as a “good story” that added credibility to the overall schedule.
Before that SpaceNews portal WroteThe American space agency said NASA expressed hopes of further work with Roscosmos after 2028.
Joel Montalbano, head of the ISS program at NASA, said the US, Canada, Japan and Europe plan to work on the ISS by 2030.
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