The Russian government has approved negotiations with NASA on cross-country flights

The Russian government has approved negotiations on the conclusion of the fourth addendum to the agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on crew cross-flights to the International Space Station (ISS). The relevant decree was published on the official Internet portal of legal information on December 12.

"To accept the proposal <...> to negotiate the conclusion of the Fourth Addendum to the Agreement on the Implementation of the agreement between the State Corporation for Space Activities Roscosmos (Russian Federation) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States of America regarding flights of integrated crews on Russian and American manned transport ships," the statement said. the document.

This decision allows Roscosmos to begin official negotiations with NASA on extending the current practice of joint flights of Russian and American astronauts to the ISS.

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These may be citizens of Indonesia, North Korea, Vietnam or the Central African Republic, experts believe.

On December 9, it was reported that the Soyuz MS-27 manned spacecraft with Sergey Ryzhikov, Alexey Zubritsky and Jonathan Kim on board left the International Space Station at 04:41 Moscow time. Later, the Roscosmos state corporation reported that the descent vehicle of the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft with three cosmonauts landed near the city of Zhezkazgan in Kazakhstan.

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