Roscosmos and NASA signed an agreement on cross flights of crews

The document was signed on July 14.

As emphasized in the Russian state corporation, the agreement meets the interests of the Russian Federation and the United States.

It will contribute to the development of cooperation within the framework of the ISS program and "the effective implementation of projects for the exploration and exploration of outer space for peaceful purposes."

In particular, the agreement will allow, in the event of an emergency situation associated with the cancellation or delay of the launch of a Russian or US spacecraft, to ensure the presence of at least one Roscosmos cosmonaut and one NASA astronaut on the ISS to serve the Russian and American segments.

The main crew of the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft, which is to be launched on September 21 from Baikonur, includes cosmonauts Sergei Prokopiev and Dmitry Petelin, as well as NASA astronaut Francisco Rubio.

Astronauts Nicole Mann, Josh Kassada, Japan Aerospace Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina were part of the main crew of the Crew Dragon spacecraft as part of the Crew 5 mission (the launch is scheduled for autumn from Cape Canaveral).

Earlier, the former CEO of the corporation, Dmitry Rogozin, said that a number of states, in addition to Mongolia and Belarus, want to conclude agreements with the Roscosmos corporation on organizing space flights.