Russia to leave the ISS after 2024

[something daft already!!]

Russia are to pull out of the ISS and work on their own Space Station project.

Russia to leave International Space Station

Russia will leave the International Space Station after 2024, it has said.

www.independent.co.uk

Possible due to the events we are seeing in Ukraine?

 

[RevBillyG]

They're going to build a Death Star aren't they......

 

[Blackjack Davy]

Possible due to the events we are seeing in Ukraine?

You think? Pictures of cosmonauts holding pro-separatist flags onboard recently might have had something to do with it...

 

[Kelt]

Yep, they're going to build an orbital platform from where they can nuke everything from orbit.

 

[drakulton]

How many of their modules will they be taking with them?

 

[Kelt]

How many of their modules will they be taking with them?

They'll nick everything that isn't nailed down...who am I kidding, they'll just nick it all.

 

[craaaaaig]

How many of their modules will they be taking with them?

Think the plan will be to invade, ISS rebranded to RSS

 

[Malevolence]

Good. Good ******* riddance to them. After that thing with the flags they should have been forced to leave, Drummer style.

Can you imagine being 'volunteered' to be the first crew to man a space station built by a heavily sanctioned Russia? 'Hey Sergei, does this viewport look like a washing machine door to you?'.

 

[StriderX]

Should replace them with Indians and possibly leave one space open for the rest of the world.

 

[Semple]

Good. Good ******* riddance to them. After that thing with the flags they should have been forced to leave, Drummer style.

Can you imagine being 'volunteered' to be the first crew to man a space station built by a heavily sanctioned Russia? 'Hey Sergei, does this viewport look like a washing machine door to you?'.

Takes the meaning of recycling to another level.

 

[Semple]

They'll nick everything that isn't nailed down...who am I kidding, they'll just nick it all.

I thought the ISS was due to be completely retired reasonably soon anyway? Which probably suggests most of the parts are long past their working life.

 

[Vulcan]

...and work on their own Space Station project.

Presumably made from tank turrets that have been launched into orbit by ATGMs?

 

[Kelt]

I thought the ISS was due to be completely retired reasonably soon anyway? Which probably suggests most of the parts are long past their working life.

Have you seen what the orcs are stealing in Ukraine?

Those ••••• will pinch anything.

 

[Tony Edwards]

I cant be bothered to google it but didnt they say something else before like they wouldnt let others on their rockets to even be able to get there or something?

 

[throwaway4372]

It's end of life anyway, news ppl making stories out of nothing as usual.

 

[Stumble Bum]

It's end of life anyway, news ppl making stories out of nothing as usual.

Well if you'd read the story you'd see that Russia are going to build their own space station instead of extending the ISS. Sounds pretty newsworthy to me.

 

[throwaway4372]

No that was all known ages ago. This is just clickbait.

 

[a1ex2001]

Should replace them with Indians and possibly leave one space open for the rest of the world.

A country who’s government hasn’t condemned the Russian invasion of Ukrainian and is basically helping to finance it but buying Russian weapons and importing 50% more oil than it did pre war …….

 

[a1ex2001]

It's end of life anyway, news ppl making stories out of nothing as usual.

Except the US wants to extend it for another 6 years which they believe is perfectly viable …..

 

[throwaway4372]

Except the US wants to extend it for another 6 years which they believe is perfectly viable …..

and if the news ppl wrote "usa wants to extend but russia doesn't" that'd at least be accurate