According to a news agency report, the Russian space agency Roscosmos confirmed that the three astronauts successfully entered orbit. Sanctions that began after Russia’s annexation of an island in Ukraine in 2014 have risen sharply after its invasion of Ukraine, but that hasn’t dampened cooperation in the space world. However, in 2018, when Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed his close aide Dmitry Rogozin as the head of Roscosmos, disputes between Russia and Western countries over space programs have also increased.
US President Joe Biden announced sanctions last month targeting Russia’s aerospace industry. In response, a warning was issued by Rogozin.
Dmitry Rogozin said that if you stop cooperation with us, who will save the International Space Station from orbiting uncontrollably and falling into US or European territory? He also said that this station can also fall on China or India. Significantly, Russia has an important role in the operation of the International Space Station. But even for Russia, everything in the world of space has not been very easy. American billionaire Elon Musk’s company SpaceX has ended Russia’s monopoly on launches in orbital labs.
By the way, if we talk about the Russian astronauts who arrived at the current International Space Station, they and the astronauts of Western countries present there have shied away from the conflict, which has appeared on Earth after the war between Russia and Ukraine.
However, some things have happened. For example, retired astronaut Scott Kelly has returned the medal received from the Russian government in the year 2011. Scott Kelly holds the record for 340 consecutive days in space. This record was recently broken by his colleague Mark Vande Hei.
The International Space Station is built as part of a collaboration between the US, Canada, Japan, the European Space Agency and Russia. It is divided into two sections. First- US orbital segment and second- Russian orbital segment. To maintain its orbit, the ISS relies on a Russian propulsion system, and the power and life support systems are provided by the US. The International Space Station is set up 400 km above the Earth.
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