Moscow: Against Western sanctions Russia Could have caused the crash of the International Space Station, the head of the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos warned on Saturday, calling for the removal of punitive measures.
according to Dmitry pathogenThe sanctions, some of which predate Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, could disrupt the operation of Russian spacecraft. ISS,
As a result, the Russian section of the station – which helps correct its orbit – could be affected, causing the 500-ton structure to “fall at sea or on land”, the Roscosmos chief wrote on the Telegram.
“The Russian segment ensures that the station’s orbit is corrected (an average of 11 times a year), including space debris avoidance”, said Rogozin, who regularly writes on social networks for the Russian military in Ukraine. expresses support.
Publishing a map of the places where the ISS could possibly come down, he pointed out that it was unlikely to happen in Russia.
“But the populations of other countries, especially those led by the ‘dogs of war’, must think about the cost of sanctions against Roscosmos”, he continued, describing the countries that have followed the ban as “crazy”. Put it on
Rogozin similarly raised the risk of the space station falling to Earth last month, flouting Western sanctions on Twitter.
On March 1, NASA said it was trying to find a solution to keep the ISS in orbit without help from Russia.
The crew and supplies are transported to the Russian section by Soyuz spacecraft.
But Rogozin said the launcher used for take-off was “under US sanctions from 2021 and under EU and Canadian sanctions from 2022”.
Roscosmos said it had appealed to NASA, the Canadian Space Agency and the European Space Agency to “demand the lifting of illegal sanctions against our companies”.
Space is one of the last remaining areas where the United States and Russia continue to cooperate.
In early March, Roscosmos announced its intention to prioritize building military satellites as Russia finds itself isolated as a result of the war in Ukraine.
Rogozin also announced that Moscow would no longer supply engines for the US Atlas and Antares rockets.
“Let them climb into space on their broomsticks,” he wrote.
On March 30, American astronauts, Mark Vande Hiand two cosmonauts, Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrovare scheduled to return to Earth from the ISS on a Soyuz spacecraft.
according to Dmitry pathogenThe sanctions, some of which predate Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, could disrupt the operation of Russian spacecraft. ISS,
As a result, the Russian section of the station – which helps correct its orbit – could be affected, causing the 500-ton structure to “fall at sea or on land”, the Roscosmos chief wrote on the Telegram.
“The Russian segment ensures that the station’s orbit is corrected (an average of 11 times a year), including space debris avoidance”, said Rogozin, who regularly writes on social networks for the Russian military in Ukraine. expresses support.
Publishing a map of the places where the ISS could possibly come down, he pointed out that it was unlikely to happen in Russia.
“But the populations of other countries, especially those led by the ‘dogs of war’, must think about the cost of sanctions against Roscosmos”, he continued, describing the countries that have followed the ban as “crazy”. Put it on
Rogozin similarly raised the risk of the space station falling to Earth last month, flouting Western sanctions on Twitter.
On March 1, NASA said it was trying to find a solution to keep the ISS in orbit without help from Russia.
The crew and supplies are transported to the Russian section by Soyuz spacecraft.
But Rogozin said the launcher used for take-off was “under US sanctions from 2021 and under EU and Canadian sanctions from 2022”.
Roscosmos said it had appealed to NASA, the Canadian Space Agency and the European Space Agency to “demand the lifting of illegal sanctions against our companies”.
Space is one of the last remaining areas where the United States and Russia continue to cooperate.
In early March, Roscosmos announced its intention to prioritize building military satellites as Russia finds itself isolated as a result of the war in Ukraine.
Rogozin also announced that Moscow would no longer supply engines for the US Atlas and Antares rockets.
“Let them climb into space on their broomsticks,” he wrote.
On March 30, American astronauts, Mark Vande Hiand two cosmonauts, Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrovare scheduled to return to Earth from the ISS on a Soyuz spacecraft.