The US and Russia have struck a deal to fly each other's astronauts to the International Space Station, an apparent break from tensions over the war in Ukraine that includes the removal of the Russian space program's bellicose leader.
The announcement of integrated flights was made by Nasa and Russia's space agency, Roscosmos, shortly after Moscow said President Vladimir Putin had replaced Dmitry Rogozin with the less combative Yuri Borisov, a former minister of defense.
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The agreement will see two Americans, two Russians, a Japanese and a woman fly together on a flight from Florida to the International Space Station.
The statements from the space agencies confirmed the accord. His attitude towards the west was seen as an obstacle to a continued partnership in space between the countries.
His most aggressive recent comments were a threat to deorbit the space station and crash it into the US or Europe, as well as an accusation that Musk was sending up satellites that provided military communications to "fascist forces" in Ukranian.
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Scott Kelly, a three-time space station commander, was involved in a social media spat with Rogozin.
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After Kelly called him a child, Rogozin called him a moron and then insulted him again.
Following his dismissal, Kelly made another dig at the man. Kelly used a smaller form of his first name to which the Russian objected. McDonald's pulled out of Russia because of the war in the country, but Tasty and That's It might be hiring.
The partnership between the US and Russia that saw US rockets fly to the space station until the space shuttle fleet was retired in 2011.
"Despite all of that, up in space, we can have a cooperation with our Russian friends, our colleagues."
The professional relationship between astronauts and cosmonauts has been going strong for a long time. There is cooperation going on in the space program.
The exploration of outer space was intended to be enhanced by integrated flights.
The agreement will promote the development of cooperation between Russia and the US under the auspices of the International Space Station program.
There are appropriately trained crew members on the station for essential maintenance and spacewalks, according to the statement.
The end of the space station has been announced by the US agency. In the following year, it will be de-orbited so that it can crash land in the Pacific.
The future of Rogozin remains unclear. According to sources, the former envoy to Nato still has the confidence of Putin.
Meduza, a Latvian-based online media outlet covering Russian affairs, reported this week that he is being lined up for a job.
According to Russia's RIA Novosti news agency, the Kremlin said that Rogozin would get a new job.
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