Russia Space Chief Backtracks on Target Date for Roscosmos to Leave ISS

Russia Space Chief Backtracks on Target Date for Roscosmos to Leave ISS

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http://www.newsweek.com/russia-iss-leaving-new-date-roscosmos-2024-2028-1745223

Russia is "highly likely" to remain involved with the International Space Station (ISS) until 2028, the country's top space official has said, following an earlier decision to leave the station "after 2024."

On Wednesday, Russia launched its Soyuz MS-22 mission, which carried a crew of two Russian cosmonauts and one NASA astronaut to the ISS. In a press conference afterwards, Yuri Borisov, head of Russia's Roscosmos space agency, said: "We plan [to work at the station] through 2024, and then we will continue depending on the ISS' condition. Highly likely, until 2028," according to Russian state news agency TASS.