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![]() by Staff Writers Washington DC (Sputnik) Jun 19, 2020
Washington's space militarization plans may jeopardize the already fragile cooperation with Russia, the deputy head of Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos said on Thursday, still confirming the country's readiness to strengthen bilateral partnership. "We are obviously following the principle of reciprocity and equality. Space militarization and the subsequent promotion of our US partners to dominant roles may jeopardize the already fragile relations of the countries in this sphere," Sergey Savelyev said, as quoted in a Roscosmos statement. The Roscosmos official noted that Russia remains ready to strengthen its comprehensive space partnership with the US, so that it is not limited to RD-180 rocket engines supplies and US astronauts delivery to the International Space Station. Late on Wednesday, the Pentagon unveiled the new Defen?e Space Strategy, meant to ensure US military superiority in space amid alleged threat from Russia and China. Source: RIA Novosti
![]() ![]() US vows to curb China and Russia in space Washington (AFP) June 17, 2020 The United States wants to prevent China and Russia from taking control of space and will look to allies for help, according to a new "Defense Space Strategy" unveiled by the Pentagon on Wednesday. The strategy document was the first since President Donald Trump announced the creation of the new Space Force military arm in December. "China and Russia present the greatest strategic threat due to their development, testing and deployment of counterspace capabilities," it said. "China and Russi ... read more
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