International Space Station program

The US Administration of Donald Trump plans to privatize the International Space Station (ISS) and turn it into a privately-owned enterprise on a commercial basis. This is reported by the Washington Post, which announcd the project.

Roscosmos is considering the commercialization of the Russian space segment of the International Space Station (ISS).

Russian flight control has lost the ability to rein in unmanned space vehicle “Progress” according to a Russian Space Agency official.

According to the statement, “Progress” was meant to resupply the ISS, but control was lost and the spacecraft is heading towards earth in an uncontrolled fashion.

NASA has cut ties with Russia except for cooperation aboard the International Space Station due to the crisis in Ukraine, the US space agency said.