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Moscow could leave the International Space Station after 2020

Moscow, Russia - Unconfirmed press reports say that Russia wants to create its own orbiting base

Russia could not renew its commitment with the International Space Station (ISS) after 2020, when its obligations are fulfilled. The news was given by the newspaper “Kommersant”, quoting internal sources from Roscomos, the Russian space agency. Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said in May that the mission is not much profitable for Roscosmos, but that the program will go on until 2020. “As for p...

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