Two former NASA officials are now criticizing the U.S. space policy towards Russia, claiming that the rules implemented by the government are schizophrenic.
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Ever since the issue between Russia and Ukraine intensified, the collaboration between Roscosmos and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration became problematic.
Because of the U.S. sanctions against Russia, Roscosmos previously threatened the ISS to pull out its rockets from the space lab, even if it leads to de-orbiting.
Now, Jim Bridenstine and Charles Bolden criticize the U.S. policies on Russia, sharing some of their doubts during their livestream, broadcasted on Aug. 28.
Former NASA Officials Criticizes U.S. Space Policy Towards Russia
According to Space.Com's latest report, Bridenstine said that the U.S. policy on Russia is schizophrenic.
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"I will tell you that our nation's policy towards Russia, when you consider spaceflight, is schizophrenic," said the former NASA administrator, via the Daily Mail UK.
He explained that the U.S. is still implementing sanctions against Russia, which really prevents the country from doing important things.
Jim added that these sanctions are implemented while the U.S. is relying on Russia's Roscosmos spacecraft to keep the International Space Station in orbit.
Based on his statement, the partnership of NASA and Roscosmos is really complicated because of U.S. policies.
NASA is Overdependent on Roscosmos?
Aside from having a schizophrenic U.S. policy, Bridenstine also believes that the international space union is being overdependent on Russia.
Because of this, NASA needed to rely on Russia's Soyuz spacecraft to conduct manned missions. But, thanks to the arrival of SpaceX's Crew Dragon, the space agency now has other options.
Although this is the case, the former NASA admin said that the aerospace union is still making a mistake, especially after Russia announced its ISS departure.
Jim shared his doubts, saying that NASA will have difficulties filling the gaps in low Earth orbit research once Roscosmos official leaves the space laboratory.
Meanwhile, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured a bewitching rare star.
On the other hand, the NASA Artemis 1 moon mission is expected to bring dummy passengers instead of humans.
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