"Today, a contract was signed for the delivery of one American astronaut to the ISS on the Russian manned spacecraft Soyuz MS in the fall of 2020," the report said.

According to NASA, the agency will pay more than $ 90 million for a seat for the astronaut on the Soyuz.

According to NASA spokesman Stephanie Schirholz, according to the agreements, “a place for one crew member in the fall of 2020” at the Soyuz will cost more than $ 90.25 million. This “includes all the necessary training and preparation for launch, operations during flight, landing and crew searches. ”

In addition, the indicated price includes delivery of some goods to and from the station, as well as “related services related to launch and landing”.

At the end of January, the Russian Cosmonaut Training Center announced that the American astronaut would be provided with space on the Soyuz spacecraft at the request of the United States this fall.