Rogozin Dials Back The Rhetoric And Talks About Cooperation

Russia, Once a Space Superpower, Turns to China for Missions, NY Times
“Now, the future of the Russian space program rests with the world’s new space power, China. After years of promises and some limited cooperation, Russia and China have begun to draw up ambitious plans for missions that would directly compete with those of the United States and its partners, ushering in a new era of space competition that could be as intense as the first.”
Roscosmos chief sees vast prospects for ecological monitoring cooperation with US, TASS
“The CEO of Russia’s Roscosmos corporation, Dmitry Rogozin, sees vast prospects for cooperation with the United States in space, in particular, in the field of ecological monitoring. Rogozin shared his ideas while commenting on space-related questions put to Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview to the US television network NBC. “We see vast prospects for cooperation with the United States in ecological monitoring from space,” Rogozin wrote in his Telegram-channel.”
Keith’s note: Speaking today Rogozin noted that although China’s space station is in an orbit with a different inclination than ISS that launches from Russia and French Guiana are possible and that Russia is discussing the sending of cosmonauts to China’s space station. Rogozin said that he has spoken with Bill Nelson and that he will do so again. The issue of continued participation in the ISS program and its lifespan came up but nothing definitive was decided.