International Space Station

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The International Space Station (ISS) is described as a site of ongoing international cooperation, particularly between Russia and the United States, with joint crew launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome highlighted as symbolically significant. It remains a platform for collaboration among multiple nations—including Russia, the U.S., Japan, and European countries—despite geopolitical tensions. NASA has purchased 68 seats on Russian Soyuz spacecraft since 2006 to transport astronauts to the ISS, totaling over $3.6 billion in contracts.

Recent coverage

• Heads of Roscosmos and NASA to Discuss Extension of ISS Operational Life — Фонтанка
• Bakanov to Discuss with NASA Head the Extension of the ISS Operational Period — Коммерсантъ
• State Commission Approved the Composition of the International Expedition to the ISS at Baikonur — Вести
• Bakanov speaks on the uniqueness of the ISS international crew flight — Вести
• Astronauts Have No Instructions for Contact with Extraterrestrial Civilization — Интерфакс
• Ushakov: Putin and Trump called the launch of a joint crew to the ISS symbolic — Вести
• Trump urges Putin to conclude fighting in Ukraine sooner for US cooperation — Коммерсантъ
• Russian and American Presidents Emphasized the Importance of Continuing Contacts — Интерфакс
• Putin and Trump spoke by phone; 'We need to conclude the Ukrainian conflict as soon as possible' — Фонтанка
• NASA paid Roscosmos more than $3.6 billion for seats on Soyuz spacecraft — Коммерсантъ
• Set Aside Politics: Austrian Astronaut on Space Exploration — Вести
• In Suburban Moscow, Cosmonaut Alexander Samokutyaev Passed Away — Коммерсантъ
• Farewell ceremony for cosmonaut Samokutyaev will take place on June 19 in Mytishchi — Коммерсантъ
• NASA Astronaut Anil Menon Amazed by How Russia Prepares Cosmonauts — Вечерняя Москва