Overview
- Dmitry Bakanov and acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy held their second in-person talks since late July to strengthen bilateral space ties
- They committed to convene expert working groups tasked with finalizing International Space Station operations through 2030
- Discussions covered restarting collaboration on lunar and deep space missions that stalled after Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine
- Both agencies will seek formal clearances from Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump before moving ahead on new cooperative projects
- Bakanov invited Duffy to visit Moscow and Kazakhstan’s Baikonur launch facility for a joint crew launch in November and further coordination