Rogozin: Russia’s space chief says ISS’s 500-ton structure ‘could fall on India’ India News – Times of India

BENGALURU: In response to the announcement of sanctions against America Russia In reaction to the subsequent invasion of Ukraine, Dmitry pathogenThe head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos posted a series of retweet tweets, one of which said there was also a “chance” of the 500-tonne structure. International Space Station ,ISS) “Drop on India”.
Among other things, Rogozin’s tweet said: “If you block cooperation with us, who will save the ISS from an uncontrolled deorbit and fall to the United States or Europe?”
“… there is also an option/opportunity for India and China to demolish the 500 ton structure. Do you want to threaten them with such a possibility? The ISS doesn’t fly over Russia, so all the risk is yours. Are you ready for them?” Read the translation of the following tweet.

However, in the context of the tweet, the Russian space chief could imply that there was a “chance” to downplay it on India and China.
The ISS, built by the US, Russia, Europe, Canada and Japan, has been an example of non-partisan cooperation between countries’ space programs, and has hosted more than 200 people, including those who did not. Made it.
pointing to the US president Joe BidenStatement that his sanctions would affect the Russian space program, Rogozin tweeted: “… OK. It remains to be ascertained the details: 1. Do you want to block our access to radiation-resistant space microelectronics? So you already did it quite officially in 2014. As you saw, we, nevertheless, continue to build our own spacecraft. And we will do them at home by expanding the production of the necessary components and equipment 2. Do you want to ban all countries from launching their spacecraft on the world’s most reliable Russian rockets?”
He also described how the US was “already planning to destroy the world market of space competition.”

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