The International Space Station is facing a "stop", did not expect that the Mars plan is again a problem, Russia's "double-sided" enemy, space programs are "stopped"? From a scientific point of view, this can be said to be not a loss for individual countries, but a loss from the world. Although North America, Europe and other countries have stopped their projects with Russia, they will also be hurt.
For example, the International Space Station, you said that the International Space Station has completely stopped, is it only Russia that has been injured? Definitely not. Since it is called the International Space Station, the 16 countries that have been formed with it will be affected one after another. So the International Space Station is facing a "swing stop", which is not a good thing.
However, when space cooperation is facing a "worse" state, the European Space Agency and Russia's Mars project has "stopped cooperation", and it is shelved indefinitely, that is, permanently stopped. Will there be a tough stance on the International Space Station? Let's take it step by step.
Russia "gave orders" to Europe, the United States and Canada, and the fate of the International Space Station will be revealed
The International Space Station is facing a "swing stop", the emergence of "separation" is not the first time to explain, this has always been a problem, even if the United States and Russia in the previous no friction, the International Space Station is also facing the "retirement" problem, the United States and Russia have announced their future plans to build an independent space station.
However, the escalation of US-Russian friction in 2022 may accelerate the "stop" or "separation" of the International Space Station.
Why? Russia has "given orders" to Europe, America and Canada! Russian Aerospace Group General Manager Rogozin said that the group will receive a reply from the European Union, the United States and Canada's space departments to decide on the time to end cooperation on the International Space Station after lifting sanctions. Ask them to respond by the end of the month, which will be Russia's final position on when to end cooperation on the International Space Station.
So by the end of March, the fate of the International Space Station may be "reversed", perhaps not waiting for nasa to announce that it plans to destroy the International Space Station (ISS) in 2031, and the wreckage will sink into the No Man's Land "Point Nemo" in the South Pacific, and the International Space Station has stopped running and may crash early.
On the other hand, in fact, whether the International Space Station continues to cooperate, the ultimate fate of the International Space Station, is entirely based on the answer of Europe, the United States and Canada, if Russia is not satisfied, it will definitely end, and at that time, Russia may directly "go it alone".
Everyone should know that in fact, Russia's "single-handed" may still have this strength, and it is possible to achieve the operation of an independent space station by relying on all the functional modules in the Russian module alone.
For example, their Aurora function module has the ability to provide power, propulsion, navigation, etc., and the Zvezda service module has the ability to provide life and work. The Science experimental module is even more powerful. It is 13 meters long, 4.11 meters in diameter, weighs about 20.3 tons, and has an airtight space of 70 cubic meters. The cabin is equipped with a variety of new supplementary equipment, which will provide favorable conditions for scientific experiments to be carried out, while its engine can be used to control the attitude of the International Space Station.
It also has the provision of cargo storage space, equipped with life support functions, and is equipped with an airlock chamber and a remote control robotic arm, which can be moved outside the Russian cabin for moving the airlock chamber out of the cabin or back into the cabin, etc., which is completely a "small space station".
So on the whole, if Russia does not get a satisfactory answer from Europe, the United States and Canada, the possibility of injury is europe, America and Canada and other countries themselves. But the problem is not over, and the European Space Agency (ESA) is putting pressure on Russia again.
ESA severs ties with Russia! Stop the Mars mission indefinitely.
According to the official release of the European Space Agency (ESA), the unanimous vote decided to suspend the joint Mars mission with Russia, sever ties with Russia, and the ExoMars program (Mars mission) is gone.
The agency was unable to continue working with Roscosmos on the ExoMars probe mission, which was originally scheduled for launch in 2022. But no, stop indefinitely! It is clear that the ESA has severed ties with Russia.
And in addition to the ExoMars program, the Galileo M10, Galileo M11, Euclid and EarthCare, as well as another agency launch mission, cannot continue. Therefore, this so-called "science without borders" has become a "joke". However, the European Space Agency (ESA) report also said a word about the International Space Station.
That is to say, the International Space Station program nominally continues to operate, and the main goal is to continue the safe operation of the International Space Station, including maintaining the safety of the crew, so there is still "something special".
However, this may be considering that Russia's support is too strong, and many of them need Russia. Therefore, there is no direct severance on the International Space Station. However, as we mentioned above, if a reasonable statement cannot be made at the end of March, Russia may not care what they say. In fact, this is not from anyone's point of view.
Just like: the American astronauts on the International Space Station, before the US media kept saying that Russia may not bring American astronauts back to Earth, but Russia directly punched in the face behind, will let the American astronauts return to The Earth in their own spacecraft.
Therefore, compared with the United States, it is indeed "generous", which may be the real "science without borders". I don't know what the United States will think when it sees Russia doing this. Therefore, the European Space Agency (ESA) has severed ties with Russia this time and no longer performs related tasks, which is also "superficial science".
The Mars mission is not Russian, what to do?
You don't have to say that this mission did squander the European Space Agency (ESA), why? Russia's role in the ExoMars program (Mars mission) is very large, Russia has mastered the launch technology of ground platforms and proton rockets, and needs it to carry out the mission of the ExoMars spacecraft. The Mars rover itself includes Russian instruments and radioisotope heating devices provided by Russia.
Without this, the ExoMars project would be completely paralyzed, let alone explore Mars, and it would not be possible to send it out on the ground. So the European Space Agency (ESA) severing ties with Russia is also "thankless". So what to do?
Is this the death knell for ExoMars? Not quite, as officials are looking at alternative partners. NASA is one option, said ESA Director-General Josef Aschbacher, as reported by SpaceNews. About a decade ago, ESA had planned to work on the mission with NASA, but the U.S. space agency pulled out of the program.
Other partners can only be found, and Josef Aschbacher, director general of ESA, said the eyes have been focused on the United States, and NASA is an option.
However, although ESA has turned to NASA, there is a small episode here, that is, about 10 years ago, ESA had planned to cooperate with NASA on the mission, but NASA withdrew from the program. Unwilling to cooperate with them, in this state, go back to the United States that quit 10 years ago, and invite NASA to participate in the mission, let them come back, will the United States agree? This may also be a question.
In addition, the committee said Aschbach should begin an industrial study to find an alternative to launching ExoMars and place a European-made rover called Rosalind Franklin on Earth.
This is equivalent to a "multi-directional trend", if the United States does not agree, find your own way. Therefore, the Mars mission without Russia is actually a blow to the ESA. And Russia has also responded, will complete the task independently, to see who is afraid of whose rhythm.
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From here we can also see that technology is not completely mastered by any country, only cooperation can achieve "win-win", any country may have some unique technology, when they are completely abandoned, they also have places to restrict others. For example, ESA severed ties with Russia and stopped its Mission to Mars indefinitely.
However, they can't create something to replace, which is ready to ask the United States for help, whether they will agree is also a question, which means that their space exploration, space research, etc., may also be in a "shutdown" state, there will be no progress. However, Russia may also get more space clues in advance, as it has responded and will complete the mission independently.