US and Russia still tethered by International Space Station during Ukraine conflict

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The International Space Station as seen from SpaceX’s Crew Dragon departing the ISS | Image: NASA

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, tensions between the US and Russia are more strained than ever here on Earth, prompting concerns that friction could inevitably spill over into the two countries’ longstanding partnership in space. For now, both NASA and Russia say they are still working together to keep the International Space Station operational, as they’ve done during past international turmoil.

Russia is, by and large, the United States’ biggest working partner in space. NASA and Russia’s state space corporation, Roscosmos, jointly operate the ISS, an orbiting laboratory that has become the primary space destination for astronauts hailing from America, Russia, and other nations across the globe. Roscosmos and NASA have been...

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