Roscosmos began negotiations with the United States on cross-flights

The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said that negotiations had begun between Russia and the United States on the resumption of

cross manned flights to the International Space Station (ISS), RIA Novosti reports with reference to the General Director of the State Corporation. Discuss

Oh sure. They are conducted along the line of the manned cosmonautics unit of the Roscosmos state corporation, which is headed by Sergey Krikalev

Dmitry RogozinRoscosmos CEO

According to Rogozin, at the moment in the United StatesThe only girl in the Russian cosmonaut corps, Anna Kikina, is preparing for the flight. She may become the first Russian citizen to fly on the American ship Crew Dragon. At the same time, the State Corporation is waiting from NASA for proposals for other candidates, except for astronaut Francisco Rubio, for training for a backup crew.

After receiving this information from the Americans, we inform the government about which candidates are going to fly at what time and how it will be organized

Dmitry RogozinRoscosmos CEO