Experts: NASA will continue working with Russia on space despite China plan
April 13 (UPI) -- Russia and NASA will continue to cooperate in space in the near future, despite that country's intent to work with China on lunar exploration, experts on Russian space policy said.
Russia and China announced March 9 they will cooperate on China's planned International Scientific Lunar Station, while the United States will have no involvement in the Chinese space program under a law passed in 2011.
But ultimately, the United States and Russia have many reasons to continue cooperating in space, said Kaitlyn Johnson, deputy director for the Aerospace Security Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington D.C.-based think tank.
"I think where we really see the relationship with Russia changing is with big future investments that take a lot of time to plan, like building a new space station or lunar station," Johnson said in an interview.
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