The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA, has reportedly stopped having contact with Russia, because of the political controversy surrounding the situation in the Ukraine and Crimea. The restrictions are similar to the ones placed on interactions with the Chinese government regarding space travel, research, or exploration.
NASA to Stop Working With Russian Government
The Soyuz TMA-12M rocket launches carrying Expedition 39 Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, Flight Engineer Steven Swanson of NASA, and Flight Engineer Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos to the International Space Station, March 26, 2014 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Joel Kowsky/NASA via Getty Images
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