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The International Space Station (ISS) is a key international space cooperation project involving Russia, the United States, Europe, Japan and Canada. Its operation is planned to be completed in the coming years.
International cooperation in space will continue for the benefit of humanity. TASS reports this with reference to the director of the Institute of Space Research (IKI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAN) Anatoly Petrukovich.
The scientist considered space a traditional field for international cooperation. “Almost all scientific projects in the world are international in one form or another. This has been and will be in different forms, connections are not interrupted for the benefit of science and the development of human knowledge about space,” the leader said.
In August, Russian cosmonaut Sergei Teteryatnikov hoped for continued cooperation between Russia and the United States in space after the International Space Station retires.
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