A crew of space tourists are set to launch to the International Space Station later this month on board a SpaceX Crew Dragon.
It is billed as the first-ever entirely private mission to fly to the International Space Station. It is a bit awkward to visit the International Space Station at a tense time, given the fact that it is the culmination of decades of collaboration between Russia and the US.
The crew of four will primarily operate in the US segment, according to Michael Suffredini.
The news comes a day before the outspoken head of Russia's space agency is set to make a public statement about the relationship with its international partners, given the sanctions imposed on both Russia and its space program.
According to Russian sate news organization TASS, last month, Rogozin threatened that they would wait until the end of March for international partners to lift sanctions.
He said that the lack of response or a negative response would be a basis for the decision.
The operations on board the International Space Station appear to be going on as usual despite the inflammatory comments and threats made by Rogozin. Mark Vande Hei, anastrologer for NASA, returned to the surface this week after spending nearly a year in space.
Russia confirmed last year that it was planning to abandon the International Space Station, but NASA claimed this week that Russia is still considering participating with the US.
It is a testing moment in the history of the program. But to Suffredini, who was NASA's program manager for a decade, space exploration is more important than those concerns.
There is something about human spaceflight that holds us together, he said during today's briefing.
The head of the Russian space program says that the astronauts are in a fighting mood.
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