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Russia Ousts Anti-West Space Chief And Announces New Ride-Sharing Deal With NASA To Space Station
Derek Saul, Forbes Staff - Yesterday 9:46 AM
The Kremlin announced Friday the ouster of Dmitry Rogozin, the controversial, anti-West head of its Roscosmos space agency, on the same day Roscosmos struck a partnership with NASA enabling astronauts from each agency to hitch rides on the other’s spacecraft.
Russia said Yuri Borisov, the country’s deputy prime minister, will replace Rogozin, Roscosmos’ director since 2018.
Shortly after news dropped of Rogozin’s departure, Roscosmos announced a seat barter agreement with NASA that paves the way for NASA astronauts to ride on Russian spacecraft, and vice versa, to and from the International Space Station, according to Reuters.
The timing of Rogozin’s dismissal is uncanny given his constant threats against the West: he suggested earlier this year Russia could easily destroy NATO countries with nuclear weapons and said in April he planned to pull Russia from the ISS over sanctions placed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.
Roscosmos said the NASA partnership will allow for the “exploration of outer space for peaceful purposes,” Reuters reports...
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Russia Ousts Anti-West Space Chief And Announces New Ride-Sharing Deal With NASA To Space Station
Derek Saul, Forbes Staff - Yesterday 9:46 AM
The Kremlin announced Friday the ouster of Dmitry Rogozin, the controversial, anti-West head of its Roscosmos space agency, on the same day Roscosmos struck a partnership with NASA enabling astronauts from each agency to hitch rides on the other’s spacecraft.
Russia said Yuri Borisov, the country’s deputy prime minister, will replace Rogozin, Roscosmos’ director since 2018.
Shortly after news dropped of Rogozin’s departure, Roscosmos announced a seat barter agreement with NASA that paves the way for NASA astronauts to ride on Russian spacecraft, and vice versa, to and from the International Space Station, according to Reuters.
The timing of Rogozin’s dismissal is uncanny given his constant threats against the West: he suggested earlier this year Russia could easily destroy NATO countries with nuclear weapons and said in April he planned to pull Russia from the ISS over sanctions placed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.
Roscosmos said the NASA partnership will allow for the “exploration of outer space for peaceful purposes,” Reuters reports...