Tech Radar by John Loeffler 10/28/2021
Roscosmos head concedes that SpaceX is safe for its cosmonauts
The head of Russia's Roscosmos space agency conceded this week that SpaceX's Crew Dragon is safe for Russian cosmonauts to fly to the International Space Station.
Dmitry Rogozin, Roscosmos' director general, made the announcement during a joint-press conference at the 72nd International Astronautical Congress in Dubai on October 25, and marks a major shift for Russian space officials.
Roscosmos's position had long been that it didn't have enough confidence in SpaceX to put its cosmonauts on a SpaceX craft to ferry them to the International Space Station (ISS), but after two successful long-term crewed ISS missions – as well as the successful private commercial Inspiration4 flight in September – Roscosmos has come around on private space company.
"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.
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