Moscow. December 15th. INTERFAX - Roscosmos is ready to conduct a dialogue with NASA on the harmonization of technical standards in lunar programs, the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin told Interfax.
"In addition, despite the formal refusal to participate in the project to create the Gateway lunar platform, we are ready to continue the dialogue with NASA regarding the harmonization of technical standards and the mutual linking of interfaces for possible interaction of crews," Rogozin said in an interview with Interfax.
Earlier, Rogozin reported that Roscosmos and NASA agreed to integrate the gateways of the Eagle spacecraft and the American Gateway station.
In March, the state corporation Roscosmos reported that Russia and China signed a memorandum on the creation of an international scientific lunar station.
On January 25, it was reported that the Russian side was withdrawing from the American Gateway project. "Based on the results of the elaboration of the memorandum of understanding on cooperation within the Gateway project, the Russian side decided not to participate in this program," the press service of Roscosmos told Interfax.