Russia claims to build its own space station, end cooperation with US
As Russia announces its plan to leave the International Space Station, the nation leaves room for questions on how diplomatic ties with the US will be impacted as a result.
(From L to R) NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Mikhail Kornienko, members of the 43 International Space Station crew, pose during a news conference behind a glass wall at Baikonur cosmodrome March 26, 2015(photo credit: MAXIM ZMEYEV/REUTERS)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF