If you interrupt all collaboration with us, what will prevent the ISS from falling on the United States, Europe, India or even China? The threat from Dmitry Rogosin, head of the Russian space agency, is thinly veiled. It was voiced in a volley of disturbing and certainly designed to be tweets.
The 58-year-old politician, former Russian ambassador to NATO, indicates that the maintenance of the structure of the international station of 500 tons in orbit being controlled by Russian technology, a break in collaboration could have harmful consequences. It is up to the West to interpret the message as a warning about the risk of a potential regrettable accident or a retaliatory measure in the event of a more acute deterioration in relations with Russia.
The ISS (International Space Station) was launched launched in 1998. The project is led by NASA and was developed jointly with the Russian Federal Space Agency, with the participation of European, Japanese and Canadian space agencies.