SPACE FOR CO-OPERATION

A SPACEX spaceship blasted off from Florida for the International Space Station this week, carrying a Russian crew mate, in a voyage that carries symbolic significance amid the Ukraine war.

“Let’s do this,” said Crew-5 mission commander Nicole Mann, pictured, who became the first Native American in space. The astronaut exchange programme has been maintained despite soaring tensions between the US and Russia and the operation of the ISS has become one of the few areas of cooperation between the countries. | AFP