WASHINGTON: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has stated that US is planning to cooperate with Russia and other countries on the International Space Station (ISS) programme at least for the next 10 years.
NASA spokesman Allard Beutel said the agency welcomes cooperation with foreign partners on the ISS.
The spokesman said earlier President Barack Obama’s administration had announced its plans to jointly use the ISS until 2024 when commenting on Russian space agency Roscosmos’ decision to approve using the station until that year.
However, he refused to comment on Roscosmos’ plans to create a Russian orbital system on the basis of modules that can be undocked from the ISS.
Moscow plans to suspend international use of the station in 10 years and use parts of the ISS Russian segment to develop its own orbital system.
Last year, US suspended cooperation with Russia in the space sector due to the situation in Ukraine.
