Oct 27, 2021

Russia Admits Defeat, Says It’ll Launch Cosmonauts on SpaceX Spacecraft

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Russia Admits Defeat, Says It’ll Launch Cosmonauts on SpaceX Spacecraft NASA and Russia are ready to mix and match. Yesterday   by  Victor Tangermann Image by Getty/NASA/Futurism

Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Russian state space corporation Roscosmos, said that he’s planning to assign cosmonauts to fly on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station.

It’s a striking reversal in tone given Rogozin’s strained relationship with NASA and particularly SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. The director recently invited Musk for tea at his home in Russia last month, marking the beginning of a remarkable change in demeanor, since the two have a history of taking potshots at each other.

The idea is to mix and match NASA astronauts and Russian cosmonauts on future launches of the spacecraft.

“In our view, SpaceX has already acquired enough experience for us to be able to put our cosmonauts on Crew Dragon,” Rogozin said through a translator at a press conference on Monday, as quoted by SpaceNews .

 

 

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