U.S., Russian astronauts will swap seats on rockets again

CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. –

NASA astronauts willRetire to riding Russian rocketsUnder an agreement Friday?, and Russian cosmonauts willTake a lift to the International Space StationWith SpaceX will be available in the fall.

TheSpace station will be operational only if there is agreement willAlways keep at least one AmericanAnd Russian onNASA reports that the board is necessary to ensure smooth operation of both sides at the orbiting outpost. Russian officials. The swapThe project had been in the works for a long time and was finally completed despite tensions. Moscow’s war in UkraineThe sign of continuing RussiaSpace cooperation: U.S.

U.S. astronaut Frank Rubio willLaunch to the space station KazakhstanTwo RussiansIn September. ThatSame month Russian cosmonaut, Anna Kikina, will join two AmericansOne JapaneseGet aboard a SpaceFlying from the X rocket Florida. AnotherCrew swap will occur next spring.

NoMoney willNASA reports that the agreement allows for exchange of hands.

NASA astronautsUsually launched on Russian Soyuz rocketsFor tens to millions of dollars per piece, you can buy the entire collection until SpaceNASA’s X began flying crews to the stations. Kennedy Space Center2020 RussianCosmonauts rode to space station onNASA’s first shuttles in the 2000s. BeforeDuring the 1990s, astronautsThe cosmonauts, and the cosmonauts, took turns flying onSpacecrafts from and to each other Russia’s Mir station.

Friday’sJust hours after the blustery chief was announced, news broke. RussianAgency for space exploration Dmitry Rogozin, was renamed by President Vladimir PutinHowever, the crew didn’t seem to be connected to this move. swap. Rogozinwas to be promoted.

NASA saidThe agreement will “ensure continued safe operations”to the space station and protect those who live there on board. SevenPeople are up there now: Three AmericansOne ItalianWho flew with them? SpaceX and Three RussiansWho arrived in a Soyuz.

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