In 2014, Rogozin, who served as deputy prime minister, commented on sanctions against the Russian space industry. Then he said: "After analyzing the sanctions against our space industry, I propose the United States to deliver its astronauts to the ISS using a trampoline."
During a press conference following the successful launch of the Crew Dragon, Musk recalled a joke six years ago and noted that “the trampoline is working.”
“This is an internal joke,” Musk explained.
Also, NASA head Jim Brydenstein noted that he appreciated Rogozin’s congratulations on the successful launch of a new spacecraft.
Brydenstein noted that the Russian side believes in cooperation with the United States in outer space and it "will remain strong."
On May 30, SpaceX and NASA launched the Falcon 9 booster rocket Crew Dragon to the International Space Station.
On board the ship are American astronauts Doug Hurley and Robert Benken. Its docking with the ISS is scheduled for 17:29 Moscow time on May 31.
The head of the press service of Roscosmos, Vladimir Ustimenko, noted that “what happened should have happened a long time ago,” and now “not only Russians will fly to the ISS, but also Americans.”
According to him, it is very important to have two options to fly to the station.