The Russian space chief is once again at it.
He is trying to impress Chinese officials and convince them to help Russia with its space program, which has been cut off from international support following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Russia's role in the International Space Station is vital, according to an interview with Chinese state media network. The only way to get astronauts and their guests from one place to another is with Russia's Soyuz spaceship.
Soyuz is important because America doesn't have any spaceships.
It is yet another strange comment from the outspoken space chief, who is aware that the claim is false. In October, he suggested that Russian cosmonauts could be launching on the Crew Dragon spaceship.
In our view, the Crew Dragon has enough experience for us to be able to put our cosmonauts on it.
The space community was surprised by the latest outburst by Rogozin.
The editor of Space Policy Online said that he knows better.
Canada is the only exception on the list of countries that have already launched on a Crew Dragon to the International Space Station.
Crew Dragon may not have been developed in-house by NASA, but it was built by an American company and funded by NASA.
Crew Dragon is the culmination of years of collaboration between the two.
After being asked about threatening the US with a de-orbiting of the International Space Station in February, Rogozin claimed that the space station was doomed without Russia.
The international space station is in a low earth circle. It helps deliver fuel to the station. These are the main contributions from Russia.
He said that working without Russia is like working without America.
After the European Space Agency decided not to use a Russian-made rocket to launch its rover this year, Russia would be interested in working with China to launch a Mars rover.
The international community implemented illegal sanctions against Russia's space program, once again painting Russia as the victim.
The space chief threw the ESA under the bus.
He said in the interview that the landing module is the main element. I believe we can make this mission happen with another partner.
It isn't hard to conclude that Rogozin is acting in bad faith. After all, years of hard work by Russian scientists and engineers are at stake, and one can only hope his comments are not reflective of that.
The ball is in China. The two countries are already collaborating on a planned lunar base.
The current crisis in the Middle East and the impact on international relations may make China think twice about accepting the offer.
The CEO says that space station tourists will only enter Russian if invited.
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