More fallout for space industry from U.S.-Russia rift

摘要

The United States and Russia have been partners in space for decades. Joint work continues in the International Space Station and both countries recently signed on to a new deep-space exploration venture. All this cooperation aside, in Washington today proximity to Russia is seen as politically toxic. Despite a peaceful coexistence in space projects, strained relations between both countries - over election meddling, Syria, Ukraine and other flashpoints - is creating trouble for the space industry. The commercial space sector is a global business where Russia plays a central role, and the political situation today has many in the industry on edge.