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Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/2\/25\/22950498\/russia-nasa-international-space-station-dmitry-rogozin-roscosmos-ukraine-iss<\/a>
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The announcement of new sanctions against Russia provoked a strong reaction from the head of Russia\u2019s space program, Dmitry Rogozin, yesterday, who seemed to threaten that the restrictions would destroy Russia\u2019s partnership with NASA and lead to the demise of the International Space Station. Though Rogozin is known for his bluster<\/a> and provocative statements, his comments did spark concern over what NASA would do if the Russians abruptly pulled out of the ISS program \u2014 a move that could be a substantial problem.<\/p>\n

President Joe Biden announced the new sanctions on Thursday in response to Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, claiming the sanctions would \u201cdegrade [Russia\u2019s] aerospace industry, including their space program.\u201d A list of the sanctions released by the White House<\/a> mentioned denying experts of \u201csensitive technology\u201d like semiconductors, telecommunications, and avionics. In response, Rogozin, the head of Russia\u2019s state space corporation, Roscosmos, fired off a series of threatening tweets about how the sanctions could impact the ISS program. Notably, he claimed that without Russia, there would be no one to correct the space station\u2019s orbit, and the ISS could come crashing down on the US, Europe, India, or China.<\/p>\n

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