NASA may have been a little blinded this week when its partner, Roscosmos, of Russia, revealed that it would decide whether or not to leave the ISS for good. The space station has been cooperated by both the United States and Russia for a long time and has hosted astronauts from many different nations. Now, it looks like Russia is really thinking and blaming the age and lack of functionality of the space station as reasons why it might come out.
At the time, it didn’t make much sense. The ISS has been a big problem for Russia for a long time and is one of the few areas where the United States and Russia have a cooperation agreement that, at least by outward appearance, works pretty well. Leaving aside the political turmoil, there seemed to be few reasons why either country wanted to set sail, but a post in Telegram by Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin helps make things much clearer. If Russia decides to leave the ISS, it will surely do so in favor of its own space station.
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How AP a Rogozin Telegram message reportedly appeared shortly after news broke that the country was considering leaving the International Space Station. The message was simple and the head of the Russian space stated that “the first basic module of the new Russian orbital station is under construction.” Rogozin also noted that Energy, Russia’s state-owned aerospace corporation, is working on the project and that it should be ready by 2025. Publications included a video of Energy workers doing their thing.
Russia has already agreed to work with NASA on the International Space Station until 2024. Beyond that, another agreement would have to be reached to continue cooperation. NASA has long been of the opinion that it will continue to work on the ISS until it makes sense to stop. Russia seems to be arguing that this limit will be reached soon and that the space station may ultimately be too old and / or unsafe to be comfortable sending its astronauts.
If this really happens and Russia withdraws from the ISS in 2025, it will be interesting to see what NASA decides to do. Russia is obviously working on its own space station that will begin construction in space in 2025, but NASA does not have such plans. The US space agency wants to send humans to the moon in the next four years (more or less) and is working on the Artemis program that will build a lunar gateway that will act as a starting point for missions from and to the lunar surface. Everything is fantastic, but none of these plans would fill a hole that would leave an ISS abandoned.
It may be a while before we see what Russia’s decision will ultimately be, but Russia’s chatter this week will no doubt have caught NASA’s attention.
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Mike Wehner has reported on technology and video games over the past decade, addressing the latest developments and trends in VR, portable devices, smartphones and future technology. Most recently, Mike worked as a technical editor at The Daily Dot and has appeared on USA Today, Time.com and countless other web and print outlets. His love of reporting is only second to his gambling addiction.