Cosmonaut Resigns Station Command for 'Better Job'

摘要

A veteran Russian cosmonaut who was assigned to command the international space station in 2015 has unexpectedly resigned. Cosmonaut Yuri Lonchakov on Sept. 5 tendered his resignation to the Russian federal space agency, Roscosmos. Russian news agencies, quoting the head of the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, reported Lonchakov will be "formally discharged" Sept. 14.