Russia Ukraine Conflict: The head of Russia’s space agency has warned the US that several sanctions imposed on Moscow could “destroy our cooperation” at the International Space Center (ISS) and asked Washington if it would allow India and China Wants to put the 500 tonne structure at risk with “the hazard of falling on them”. Russia and the US are major participants in the ISS programme, which also includes several European countries such as Canada, Japan, France, Italy and Spain.
After Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a “special military operation” against Ukraine on Thursday, the US and its allies have vowed to freeze assets of four major Russian banks, impose export controls and impose sanctions on those close to Putin. has decided.
According to CNN news, the announcement of new sanctions on Thursday by US President Joe Biden that Russia’s “aerospace industry, including its space program” would be “discredited”, Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin tweeted on Friday that The orbit and location in space are controlled by Russian engines.
“If you interrupt cooperation with us, who will save the International Space Station (ISS) from crashing out of orbit and falling into the US or Europe?” Rogozin tweeted in Russian. There is also the possibility that the 500-tonne structure may fall on India or China, he said.
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The head of the Russian space agency asked, “Do you want to put them at risk with such a scenario? The ISS doesn’t fly over Russia, so all the risk is yours. Are you prepared for them?”
According to a New York-based astronomy news website, he wrote in a tweet, “Do you want to destroy our collaboration on the ISS?”
It added that the Russian segment of the ISS is responsible for guidance, navigation (aircraft operations) and control for the entire complex. Russian Progress also sees periodic orbit-raising for the ISS, to ensure it doesn’t descend too low in Earth’s atmosphere.
CNN reported on Friday that NASA did not respond directly to Rogozin’s comments, but clarified that the US space agency “is working with Roscosmos and our other international partners in Canada, Europe and Japan for a safe and sustained ISS.” Will continue to work to maintain operations.”
He said that at present there are four NASA astronauts, two from Russia and one astronaut from Europe are present and working in the ISS.
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