NASA seriously the statement by the Russian Space Agency on the possible termination of the bilateral cooperation in the field of space research on the ISS. Clearly aware that the US is not enough experience Ultra flights, and from the ISS must be in the coming years to make the most of opportunities, NASA has offered Russia to continue joint flights to the ISS.
In particular, proposed a new program of research on the ISS in during which it is necessary to produce a series of annual US astronaut flight together with Russian cosmonaut. It is expected that the research program will be partially combined. This information provided the first deputy director of the Institute of Biomedical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Oleg Orlov.
Eagles also confirmed that as of today runs the intensive phase of preparation for future missions, conducted exchange of expert groups. Orlov also said that next week will arrive in Moscow and representatives of NASA experts to discuss the details of the future of flight and the future prospects. The Russian side is satisfied with the proposal as a whole the US space agency and is ready for bilateral cooperation.
The first joint flight of Ultra-American and Russian, which will last one year, is planned for the future, in 2015. During the flight should be worked out to ensure medical future interplanetary missions, acquiring new knowledge and skills, including for the provision of medical care to each other, continue to study the influence of super-long space missions on the human body.
The first flight will go US astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko.
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