NASA Faces A Race Against Time To Launch Astronauts As Russia Confirms Soyuz Flights Will End In 2019
By Jonathan O`Callaghan
04 Sep 2018, 16:43
Reports that Russia will stop sending astronauts to the International Space Station in April 2019 have been somewhat exaggerated, although NASA is facing a race against time to get its new fleet of spacecraft up and running.
Speaking to reporters last Friday, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said Russia’s contractual obligations to send US astronauts to the ISS would end in April 2019, reported the Russian news website TASS.
"The landing of a Soyuz MS spacecraft in April will complete the fulfillment of our obligations under a contract with NASA related to the delivery of US astronauts to the ISS and their return from the station," he said.
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