The Worldwide House Station has been orbiting above us for the final 20 years. It’s a world partnership of 5 house companies and it’s been house to astronauts from greater than a dozen completely different international locations — however largely, People and Russians. The 2 former “House Race” international locations management the primary components of the station. And since the science executed there has required shut collaboration, it’s been largely insulated from politics on Earth.
However Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could change that. The 2 international locations have agreed to cooperate via 2024… however after that, the way forward for the house station is unsure.
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