International Space Station with Nauka module dockedMOSCOW, Apr 11In the event that Russia withdraws from the ISS project after 2024, foreign partners could buy station maintenance services for rubles, said Dmitry Rogozin, CEO of Roscosmos, in an interview with RIA Novosti. «They can resolve issues with us on a commercial basis that we previously resolved for account of our personal contribution to the work of the station. That is, roughly speaking, to switch to commercial relations, to buy our services. In order to save the station from an uncontrolled fall to Earth, we could, I think, meet halfway, «Rogozin said. «Of course, for rubles», — he answered the question about the currency of payment for such services.The Crew Dragon ship with four tourists will go to the ISS Rogozin specified that if Russia decides to curtail its activities on the ISS and deploy the Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS), it will notify partners in accordance with predetermined procedures. «If they do not agree and try to save station without the participation of Russia, then they will need to compensate for our absence with technical means that they do not yet have. Perhaps they will appear over time, but they will have to spend both money and time to replace Russia, «added the general director of Roskosmos.» in his words, it is «practically impossible» to create the same technical means that Russia uses to maintain the operation of the station. In addition, after 2024, the ISS will turn into «let's say, an aging, quietly dying station, because without Russia there is no full-fledged work on the ISS will never happen», emphasized Rogozin. said that the situation in Ukraine did not quarrel with the crew of the ISS. Previously, Roscosmos sent written requests to NASA, the European and Canadian space agencies to lift sanctions from the state corporation. Based on the responses received, the partners are not going to lift the sanctions, and without this, normal relations cannot be built, Rogozin noted .According to him, Roskosmos has already reported to the government its position on the possible termination of cooperation on the ISS, a report to President Vladimir Putin is expected in the near future. According to earlier agreements, the ISS operates until 2024. Also, until recently, the possibility of extending the operation of the station until 2028 or even until 2030 was actively discussed.
