MOSCOW: The head of Russia’s space agency has that new sanctions imposed on his country could have dire consequences for the International Space Station program.
“Do you want to destroy our cooperation on the ISS?” read one of the tweets from Roscosmos Director-General Dimitry Rogozin..
Russia and the United States are the major partners in the ISS program, which also includes Canada, Japan and multiple European nations.
The head of Russia’s space program said that if we did not participate in the space program due to US sanctions, the space station could deviate from orbit, resulting in 500 tons of debris falling on China and India.
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The cooperation of all nations participating in the space program is essential for the operation of the space station. Russia says the station will fall out of control if the Americans do not cooperate. In addition to India and China, it could fall in the United States or Europe.
Russia invaded Ukraine on Thursday in a series of military attacks. The action has drawn international condemnation as well as new economic sanctions, which U.S. President Joe Biden said would degrade Russia’s space program. NASA, however, told Space.com later yesterday that civil cooperation between the U.S. and Russia in space will continue, particularly with regard to the ISS.
