(19 Nov 2018) Russian and US space officials on Monday hailed their joint work in space, saying that their cooperation has remained strong despite political tensions.
Speaking at an event to mark the 20th anniversary of the International Space Station (ISS), the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said the Russian space agency had "big plans for cooperating with our European partners in space research."
Rogozin said one of the main areas of cooperation was ExoMars - a joint mission of the European Space Agency and Roscosmos to search for evidence of life on Mars.
Bill Gerstenmaier, head of NASA's human explorations and operations, spoke in kind, saying that their cooperation in space had been "a blessing" and that it should be seen as an example of how both countries can work together.
Rogozin and Gerstenmaier said their agencies also plan to cooperate in the future in developing a moon orbiting outpost.
Russia-US ties have been strained over Ukraine, Syria and the allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 US elections.
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