Russia, US to work together on space station after 2024: Ifax

1 of 6 Advertisement Russians President Vladimir Putin (C) and Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin (R) observe the exposition of missiles at the Cosmos pavillion space industry exhibiton on April 12, 2018 in Moscow, Russia. [https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/08/iss-usa-russia-station-04.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=878] Russians President Vladimir Putin (C) and Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin (R) observe the exposition of missiles at the Cosmos pavillion space industry exhibiton on April 12, 2018 in Moscow, Russia.Getty Images The Nauka (Science) Multipurpose Laboratory Module is seen docked to the International Space Station (ISS) on July 29, 2021. [https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/08/iss-usa-russia-station-03.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=878] The Nauka (Science) Multipurpose Laboratory Module is seen docked to the International Space Station (ISS) on July 29, 2021. via REUTERS Advertisement The Nauka (Science) Multipurpose Laboratory Module is seen during its docking to the International Space Station (ISS) on July 29, 2021. [https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/08/iss-usa-russia-station-02.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=878] The Nauka (Science) Multipurpose Laboratory Module is seen during its docking to the International Space Station (ISS) on July 29, 2021. via REUTERS In this handout provided by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), back dropped by planet Earth the International Space Station (ISS) is seen from NASA space shuttle Endeavour after the station and shuttle began their post-undocking relative separation May 29, 2011 in space. [https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/08/iss-usa-russia-station-01.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=878] In this handout provided by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), back dropped by planet Earth the International Space Station (ISS) is seen from NASA space shuttle Endeavour after the station and shuttle began their post-undocking relative separation May 29, 2011 in space. Getty Images Advertisement MOSCOW, Aug 4 – Russia and the United States will continue working together on the International Space Station (ISS) after 2024, the Interfax news agency cited a senior official at Russia’s space agency Roscosmos as saying on Wednesday. Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin in June suggested Moscow, whose newly attached research module [https://nypost.com/2021/07/29/there-is-contact-russias-new-nauka-space-module-docks-with-iss/] briefly threw the space station off course [https://nypost.com/2021/07/30/iss-reports-scare-after-engine-trouble-with-new-russian-module/] last week, would withdraw from the ISS [https://nypost.com/2021/04/22/russia-plans-to-launch-own-space-station-after-quitting-iss/] in 2025 unless Washington lifted sanctions on the space sector that were hampering Russian satellite launches.