On the same day that its space agency struck a partnership with NASA enabling astronauts from each agency to hitch rides on the other's spaceship, the Kremlin ousted the head of its space agency.

Russia Reshuffle

The president of Russia met with a man.

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The deputy prime minister of Russia will replace the director of the agency.

NASA astronauts will be able to ride on Russian spaceships to and from the International Space Station under a seat barter agreement between NASA and the Russian space agency.

The timing of Rogozin's dismissal is related to his constant threats against the West, including his suggestion earlier this year that Russia could easily destroy NATO countries with nuclear weapons and his plan to pull Russia from the International Space Station.

The NASA partnership will allow for the exploration of outer space for peaceful purposes, according to the report.

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Even as the two countries butt heads politically, the NASA and Russian space programs have been collaborating for a long time. The deal was close to completion, according to Dana. The only way to the International Space Station has been by Russian spaceships. NASA issued a rare condemnation of Roscosmos after photographs of Russian cosmonauts celebrating Russia taking control of eastern Ukraine's Luhansk region appeared on the internet. In March, NASA's Mark Vande Hei returned to earth from the International Space Station on a Russian spaceship, despite warnings from the Russian space agency to abandon him.

The world's wealthiest man, Musk, became entangled with a Russian man. Musk said in a note to Russian media that he should be held accountable for supplyingUkraine with Starlink internet terminals. It has been nice knowing if I die under mysterious circumstances.

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The Russian space ship docks on the international space station despite Russia's threats.