Russia threat over Space Station after war sanctions

THE International Space Station’s future hangs in the balance due to Western sanctions, says Russia.

The head of Roscosmos state agency implied the sanctions may disrupt Russian spacecraft servicing the ISS.

Agency chief Dmitry Rogozin said: “Only the engines of our cargo craft are able to correct the ISS’s orbit, keeping it safe from space debris”.

Last month, he warned that without Russia’s help, the ISS could “fall down into the sea or on to land”, and claimed the crash site was unlikely to be in Russia.

US-Russian talks on restarting joint flights to the ISS were under way when Moscow invaded Ukraine, prompting unprecedented sanctions.