Reports of NASA, Russia Cooperation to Build New Space Station Are False
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NASA(NEW YORK) — Reports that Russia and NASA would work together to build a new space station are untrue, the space agency said in a statement Tuesday.
Over the weekend, reports had surfaced that indicated that Russia and NASA would work together to build a new space station by the time the International Space Station is set to be retired in 2024. NASA seemed to deny those reports on Tuesday, saying that the agency is “pleased Roscosmos wants to continue full use of the International Space Station through 2024…and expressed interest in continuing international cooperation for human space exploration beyond that.”
The NASA statement also mentioned a planned human mission to Mars in the 2030s, for which the recently launched one-year mission involving astronaut Scott Kelly will help the agency prepare.
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