Russia to Stop Transporting U.S. Astronauts to Space After 2019,

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Russia to Stop Transporting U.S. Astronauts to Space After 2019,

Official Says Russian-made spaceships will no longer carry American astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS)

after a contract between the two nations expires on April 2019, Russia’s top defense and space industry official has announced Friday.

Relations

have been strained between Russia and the United States over conflicts in Ukraine and Syria, as well as allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

Space is a rare area of cooperation, and NASA crews have been sent to the ISS aboard Russian Soyuz capsules since 2011.

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2018/08/31/russia-to-stop-transporting-u-s-astronauts-to-space-after-2019-a62739

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