Telephone communication of the heads of Roskosmos and NASA

The head of Roskosmos (Russian space agency) Dmitry Rogozin, in a telephone conversation today with the head of NASA Senator Bill Nelson, discussed security issues of the International Space Station crew and joint plans, according to a statement issued by Rosk. available at Telegram.

“At 19:00 Moscow time I had a detailed telephone conversation with the head of NASA, Senator Bill Nelson. In short, in Russian, I can say that we are moving forward, ensuring the security of our crews in the ISS, making joint plans, “Rogozin wrote.

Rogozin wrote that he was waiting for Nelson in Moscow. “I am waiting for Bill in Moscow, as for unknown reasons I cannot visit the United States. I hope we will meet soon,” Rogozin said.

Meanwhile, the Russian Ministry of Defense in a recent announcement on the occasion of the destruction of an old Russian satellite during the test of a state-of-the-art weapon (anti-satellite missile), which provoked the reaction of both Washington and NATO, states that parts of the satellite , do not threaten the International Space Station (ISS) which is in orbit 40-60 km below the point of crash of the satellite.

“Experts from the Russian Ministry of Defense, using a program to visualize the situation in space, based on real data, simulated the movement of debris and newly located space objects in relation to the spacecraft in operation and the International Space Station. The video shows that “Objects are moving in orbits with different inclinations at different levels. In addition, the ISS is 40-60 km below the wreckage of the space satellite,” the statement said.

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