Amid tensions between Moscow and the West over the Ukraine war, the Russian space agency said the country would quit the International Space Station after 2024. WSJ breaks down the design of the spacecraft to see whether it could function without Russian parts. Photo illustration: Sharon ShiThe space agencies for the U.S.
Officials are still determining when the trio would board the empty ship, called Soyuz MS-23, for a return trip to Earth after it docks to the research facility. They are expected to remain in orbit for several extra months, beyond their planned six-month mission.
Whoever says what, Russia and the United States should be useful to each other in the space sphere. And it doesn't matter if it's a Russian spacecraft or an American one. It shouldn't be a race
So the war in the Ukraine is just business! The world would rather see Elon’s SpaceX instead.