Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russia will fulfill its obligations to other partners at the International Space Station before it leaves the project by 2024.
Director General of European Space Agency "not surprised" by Russia's decision to withdraw from ISS, but says when they actually will is still unknown.Russia will pull out of the International Space Station after 2024 and focus on building its own orbiting outpost, the country's new space chief said Tuesday amid high tensions between Moscow and the West over the fighting in Ukraine.
Russian officials have long talked about their desire to launch their own space station and have complained that the wear and tear on the aging International Space Station is compromising safety and could make it difficult to extend its lifespan. It typically has a crew of seven, who spend months at a time aboard the station as it orbits about 260 miles above Earth. Three Russians, three Americans and one Italian are now on board.
Kelly said the design of the station would make it difficult but not impossible for the remaining nations to operate it if Russia were to withdraw.Jordan Bimm, a historian of science at the University of Chicago, said the Russian statement "does not bode well for the future of the ISS," adding that "it creates a constellation of uncertainties about maintaining the station which don't have easy answers.
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