Development of bilateral cooperation between Russia and the United States in space exploration

Abstract

The article considers the formation and development of bilateral international cooperation between Russia and the United States in the space sector. Russia and the United States began to cooperate in space exploration at the very beginning of their manned programs, because it was space that turned out to be a very practical area of interaction, far from general political problems. Since both states are susceptible to certain encroachments on their positions in space explorations, outer space is a domain where the concerns of Russia and the United States mirror each other. At the same time, both parties are quite strongly interdependent on each other in this area. The participation of both states is necessary to ensure one of the most high-priority and expensive projects in astronautics - the International Space Station (ISS). However, the ISS is scheduled to be decommissioned in 2031 and no real replacement exists yet (with only the planning stage underway). According to researchers, this is not enough to maintain peaceful relations in space between Russia and the United States. Therefore, any statement affecting this area immediately becomes the object of close political and public attention.