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Russia is making more Soyuz rocket to help NASA’s ISS missions
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Russia is making more Soyuz rocket to help NASA’s ISS missions

While the US needs to lessen its reliance on Russian rockets, Russia itself is hoping to help for some time yet. Roscosmos boss Dmitry Rogozin as of late arranged the development of two more Soyuz MS shuttle, one of which will assist NASA with conveying space explorers to the International Space Station. The choice pursues a letter from NASA executive Jim Bridenstine cautioning of a deferral in beginning American business shuttle flights. The US may require additional seats in 2020 and 2021, Rogozin stated, and this additional shuttle will help when absolutely necessary. The other Soyuz vessel would be utilized for a space visitor trip due in late 2021, in spite of the fact that this would help free assets for different missions. As anyone might expect, Russia utilized the request as an ...