Roscosmos warns sanctions against Russia can cause space station to crash

An alarm has been raised to the effect that Western sanctions against Russia could cause the International Space Station to crash.

This alarm came by the Director General of the Russian space agency, Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, who warned calling for the punitive measures to be lifted.

Rogozin said the sanctions could disrupt the operation of Russian vessels servicing the ISS.

As a result, he said, the Russian segment of the station, which helps correct its orbit, could be affected, causing the 500-tonne structure to “fall down into the sea or into land”.

The 58-year-old, Rogozin, has been head of the Russian space agency since 2018.