![]() Krikalev, a former cosmonaut who was the first to launch on a U.S. ![]() Russia wants to build its own station in orbit later this decade, but he said that will take time and until it’s ready, it makes sense to keep working with NASA. In the meantime, Russia remains committed to the space station through at least 2024, Russia space official Sergei Krikalev assured reporters after liftoff. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said the key reason for the seat exchange is safety - in case an emergency forces one capsule’s crew home, there would still be an American and Russian on board. The barter was authorized even as global hostilities mounted over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February. ![]() and Russian presence aboard the 260-mile-high (420-kilometer-high) outpost. The space agencies agreed over the summer to swap seats on their flights in order to ensure a continuous U.S.
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