At the same time, the US Space Agency did not name the dates when they could take place
NEW YORK, October 29. /tass/. The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Roscosmos may conduct joint training to prepare for cross-flights to the International Space Station (ISS). This was announced on Friday at an online press conference by the head of the NASA manned flight program, Kathy Luders.
"The Russian side, as far as we know, is considering the possibility of training in our spacesuits, we are also planning similar trainings," she said, without naming a date when they might take place.
"We are pleased with the progress made with Roscosmos on this issue [of cross-flights]," Luders added.
On October 26, Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin announced that a substantive discussion had begun with NASA on the composition of crews for cross-flights of Russian cosmonauts on American SpaceX ships and US astronauts on Soyuz.
