“The inspector general for NASA, however, has warned that even if the International Space Station continues through 2030, the commercial follow-ups might not be ready in time, and there could then be a gap where NASA has no orbiting laboratory to conduct research, especially on the long-term health effects of zero gravity and radiation on astronauts.
If Russia’s decision leads to abandonment of the I.S.S., then China would possess the only space station in orbit. China has offered to fly astronauts from other nations to Tiangong. Astronauts from the European Space Agency have already trained with Chinese astronauts. In general, NASA is prohibited from working directly with China on space.”
Nice, more power to China, but Reddit’s people are cheering.
Its not good and not nobody cares, ISS has a serious problem with propulsion and orbit stability if Russians pull out and there is no immediately apparent alternative
Another issue is, ISS is not designed to be disassembled, it is mostly one way, decoupling Russian side is a significant complication.
Without Russian side, other segments can do micro maneuvers but long term drift will be a MAJOR issue for sure, existential perhaps. I hope an alternative can be found quickly
> If Russia does leave, there’s no question it would be problematic. The station is designed in a way that makes the partners dependent on each other.
>
> The US side of the ISS provides the power; the Russian side provides the propulsion and keeps the platform from falling to Earth.
>
> If that propulsive capability is withdrawn, the US and its other partners – Europe, Japan and Canada – will need to devise other means of periodically boosting the station higher in the sky. It’s something American robotic freighters could do.
I’m against Russia as much as the next redditor but this isn’t a good thing for the ISS. It’s a bad day for space and a bad day for international cooperation in space. Yes, Russia is to blame, but it’s still a bad development.
They’ve been quitting it for the last 20 years.
Why do we need it anyway? Tests in space can be done by robots. We don’t have a permanent deep sea station to explore it but send robots there, so what’s the difference
That’s a huge yikes for the rest of the Western world
I guess China will have a leverage on this
Hmm, probably a good idea to find out how to reduce its costs… I should get cheaper over time? At least with space x, one could hope.
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Finally…
When they are going to quit Earth?
Do we have an Ukrainian that can take their astronaut’s place?
Who cares
Oh noo… Anyway
I thought they said that they would shoot it down XD
That is a major problem for us. Do we now need to create dangerous incidents all alone? Who should now [drill holes](https://www.universetoday.com/140996/russian-cosmonaut-says-that-the-hole-in-the-iss-was-drilled-from-the-inside/) in the wrong positions? Who should now fuck up [docking maneuvers](https://twitter.com/RussianSpaceWeb/status/677740569158922240)?
Devastating.
Cool
“The inspector general for NASA, however, has warned that even if the International Space Station continues through 2030, the commercial follow-ups might not be ready in time, and there could then be a gap where NASA has no orbiting laboratory to conduct research, especially on the long-term health effects of zero gravity and radiation on astronauts.
If Russia’s decision leads to abandonment of the I.S.S., then China would possess the only space station in orbit. China has offered to fly astronauts from other nations to Tiangong. Astronauts from the European Space Agency have already trained with Chinese astronauts. In general, NASA is prohibited from working directly with China on space.”
Nice, more power to China, but Reddit’s people are cheering.
Its not good and not nobody cares, ISS has a serious problem with propulsion and orbit stability if Russians pull out and there is no immediately apparent alternative
Another issue is, ISS is not designed to be disassembled, it is mostly one way, decoupling Russian side is a significant complication.
Without Russian side, other segments can do micro maneuvers but long term drift will be a MAJOR issue for sure, existential perhaps. I hope an alternative can be found quickly
> If Russia does leave, there’s no question it would be problematic. The station is designed in a way that makes the partners dependent on each other.
>
> The US side of the ISS provides the power; the Russian side provides the propulsion and keeps the platform from falling to Earth.
>
> If that propulsive capability is withdrawn, the US and its other partners – Europe, Japan and Canada – will need to devise other means of periodically boosting the station higher in the sky. It’s something American robotic freighters could do.
From [the BBC article](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62308069).
I’m against Russia as much as the next redditor but this isn’t a good thing for the ISS. It’s a bad day for space and a bad day for international cooperation in space. Yes, Russia is to blame, but it’s still a bad development.
They’ve been quitting it for the last 20 years.
Why do we need it anyway? Tests in space can be done by robots. We don’t have a permanent deep sea station to explore it but send robots there, so what’s the difference
That’s a huge yikes for the rest of the Western world
I guess China will have a leverage on this
Hmm, probably a good idea to find out how to reduce its costs… I should get cheaper over time? At least with space x, one could hope.
Close the door on your way out. Tx
Didn’t they fire the guy who said this?