Russia still left itself room to stay in the ISS program after 2024 if the country intends to do so, experts say.
consortium after 2024 sounds definitive. But the space community remains divided about how seriously to take that stated threat.
Logsdon said the remaining space station consortium partners have probably been developing contingency plans for years, based on past comments by Russian space agency leadership."I mean, that would be derelict duty if they haven't done anything," he said.
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