The glass dome that crowns the Crew Dragon ship, one of the vehicles that the Russians and Americans will share.
For two decades, the International Space Station has been a symbol of diplomatic triumph between United States and Russia, normally isolated from earth voltages. Russian astronauts went into orbit with the space shuttle and when it stopped flying, the Russian soyuz ship it became NASA’s only trip to orbit for nearly a decade. However, in recent months the war unleashed by Vladimir Putin against Ukraine has shaken this complex building that both countries are building for the conquest of space.
But this Friday there was reassuring news for humanity: the Russian space agency Roscosmo and NASA have signed an agreement on cross flights to the International Space Station (ISS).
“This Thursday, July 14, 2022, the state-owned Roscosmos company and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) signed a cross-flight agreement on Russian and American manned transport vehicles, “Roscosmos said on his Telegram channel.
The International Space Station (ISS) space station photographed by Expedition 56 crew members from a Soyuz spacecraft after release on Oct.4, 2018.NASA / Roscosmos / Handout via REUTERS / File Photo
the cosmonaut Anna Kikina will join the ship’s crew Crew Dragon for the Crew-5 mission, as planned prior to the signing of the agreement. His place in the crew of the Russian Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft will be taken by the NASA astronaut Francesco Rubio.
On April 12, Russia announced that it was close to signing the cross-flight agreement with the United States, as most of the Russian institutions involved in the process had already approved the corresponding project. However, andThe warlike conflict delayed the agreement and doubts did not take long to appear.
And more when Director of the Roscosmos Dimitry Rogozinhas had a series of aggressive and unfortunate statements about what the future might hold in the peaceful coexistence that both powers maintain in their space missions.
Astronaut Mark Vande Hei, NASA’s record man Tyras remains 341 days in space. in the capsule of the International Space Station.
“The agreement aims to ensure that, in the event of an emergency situation related to the cancellation or a significant delay in the launch of a Russian or American spacecraft, at least one Roscosmos cosmonaut and one Roscosmos cosmonaut are present on board the ISS. NASA astronaut. to deal with the Russian and American segments (from the orbital platform), respectively, “Roscosmos explained.
Source: Clarin
