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WASHINGTON, May 2 The United States and Russia need to look for ways to maintain cooperation in space in the face of escalating geopolitical tensions, as well as build a new partnership for the next half century, said the head of the American organization Space Foundation , Retired US Navy Rear Admiral Tom Zelibor.
The Space Foundation is a respected non-profit organization dedicated to promoting space exploration and raising awareness of major events in the industry.
“Despite our political differences, the fact that we have been working, exploring, studying and living together in space for almost half a century has allowed us to build a relationship that goes beyond our politics. I hope this will continue as the relationship between our engineers, scientists , astronauts and other people who have developed during this time, have formed a transformational space age,» Zelibor said.
In his opinion, today the two countries «need to find ways to maintain current ties while building new ones for the next half century.» As the expert noted, long-term cooperation between the United States and Russia on the ISS has demonstrated that partnership between various countries is the best way to success in space exploration.
«The cost, design and management requirements of this effort is a burden to be shared as it cannot be handled alone. It will take an international team of talented individuals from governments and the commercial industry to make our aspirations a reality.» in the future,» the agency's interlocutor explained. -1867810339.html» data-title=»China will create a constellation of satellites for deep space exploration»>