Russia said it was planning to quit the International Space Station that it built with the U.S. Without it, a former NASA astronaut says there's not a single good thing left in U.S.-Russia relations.
In 1975, a handshake in space heralded an era of cooperation between unlikely partners.
He says that without the ISS, there isn't a single good thing left in U.S.-Russia relations – and after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, he sees little reason for the countries to continue working together in space.to share what it was like working with Russian cosmonauts and the implications of their exit.On working with Russian cosmonauts
On Russia's annexation of Crimea, and how conflict on Earth affected his relationship with his Russian crewmatesRussians would have a toasting session after the training was finished, and we would say:"Look, politics is politics. We're going to just focus on our mission." So I don't know what's going to happen. I do know that you can't trust anything that comes from Russian officials. They said they weren't going to invade Ukraine. They said they wouldn't kill civilians in Ukraine. And yet they've done these things.
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