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  • Russia to build new space station, says ISS becoming obsolete

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    Russia plans to build a new space station because the current International Space Station (ISS) will last only another decade at most, the head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Monday. “It’s still unclear whether the new station will be international or national,’’ Roscosmos Chief Dmitry Rogozin said in comments carried by the…

  • Europe space chief says privatising ISS unrealistic

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    The Head of the European Space Agency (ESA) on Tuesday said privatising the International Space Station was unrealistic, amid U.S. plans to cease ISS funding in 2025. “The total operation of the space station is simply too expensive,’’ Jan Woerner told newsmen in Paris. The White House budget proposal on Monday would eventually end U.S.…