Amit Kshatriya, deputy director of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), said Russian astronauts, if necessary, will help operate American systems on the International Space Station (ISS). report this.
Speaking at a press conference about the early termination of the current ISS crew's mission, Kshatriya noted that Russian cosmonauts on the station work closely with cosmonauts from the United States and form an excellent team. Therefore, the Russians have all the necessary qualifications to operate American systems and, if necessary, they can be asked to assist with the support of the Mission Control Center in Houston or Moscow.
NASA may soon return the Crew-11 crew to the ISS
On January 9, it became known that the Crew-11 mission would return early from the ISS due to the astronaut's illness.
The crew members went into space last August. The Crew-11 mission, along with Roscosmos astronaut Oleg Platonov, included American astronauts Michael Fink and Zena Cardman, as well as Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Kimiya Yui.
Previously, it was reported that Santa Claus flew to the ISS on his Christmas trip.
