Representatives of NASA and Russia’s space agency Roscosmos met on Thursday in a rare meeting and committed to continuing cooperation in endeavors such as the International Space Station (ISS).
The meeting was held between NASA’s acting administrator Sean Duffy and Roscosmos chief Dmitry Bakanov at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This was the first time since 2018 that the heads of the two space agencies have met in person.
The two parties “discussed further work on the ISS, cooperation on lunar programs, joint exploration of deep space, [and] continued interaction on other space projects,” Roscosmos said.
NASA said on Thursday that the two chiefs “discuss continued cooperation and collaboration in space.” It did not provide further details….