NASA plans to extend the agreement with Roscosmos regarding…
NASA plans to extend the agreement with Roscosmos regarding cross-flight operations to the International Space Station by one or one and a half more years, according to ISS program director Dana Vogel.
Consensus
- NASA plans to extend the cross-flight agreement with Roscosmos.
- The agreement allows Russian cosmonauts to join U.S. missions and U.S. astronauts to join Russian missions.
- The extension is expected to last one to one and a half years.
- Flight schedules for upcoming cross-flight missions are already coordinated.
- NASA and Roscosmos are currently in negotiations regarding the extension.
- The original agreement was signed in July 2022.
Points of divergence
- NASA does not plan to extend the agreement for as long as until the end of ISS operations in 2030. — kommersant
- Roscosmos head Dmitry Bakhanov stated that both sides agreed to extend ISS operations until 2030. — vesti
- NASA's Joel Montalbano confirmed that Roscosmos representatives were invited to the September Crew Dragon launch for mission Crew-13. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- NASA plans to extend cross flights with Roscosmos — Коммерсантъ
- NASA intends to extend agreement with Roscosmos on cross-flight missions to the ISS — Вести