NASA: Stuck in customs products intended for the Russian cosmonauts
American Products, "stuck" at Russian customs, designed for the Russian cosmonauts, and not to foreign crew members of the ISS, said the programme Director of manned space flight NASA RF Sean fuller.
"Products made in the USA and intended for the crew of the Russian segment," said fuller, quoted by TASS. Fuller noticed That this party was not products for American and European astronauts. He explained That at the end of last year, the American side has sent to the Russian Federation the party diets ordered by Russian cosmonauts, and destined to be sent to the ISS in February with the help of the cargo ship " Progress." We supply sent, and the Agency was obliged to receive it, " said Commissioner NASA. Answering the question, and in true American Products stuck at Russian customs, fuller stated That he does not have this information and have forwarded the question to Roskosmos to the receiving side. What specific Products ordered Russian cosmonauts, authorized NASA also does not know." is our Russian colleagues want American products, " He added. In the Institute of medical and biological issues of the Russian Academy of Sciences, which supplies food for the Russian members of the ISS, also said he did not have data on the content of the U.S. food containers." We supply Russian crew members main diets, but each astronaut has the ability to order up to 12 bonus extra rations of foreign production. What specifically ordered the astronauts in this time, We do not know, " said the source. Anyway, drew attention to It, are Products that have received the blessing of the Russian doctors before agreed for delivery to the ISS. First of the sources in the Russian rocket and space industry said That American and European astronauts on the international space station (ISS) have the ability to go without food because you entered Russia restrictions on import of products from the USA and the EU. Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. The EU and the US on the background of the progress of the Minsk agreements between Kiev and militias Donbass about stopping the fire entered against Russia penalties against financial, oil and defense industries. In response to this since August 7, Russia imposed a complete ban on the export of beef, pork, fruits, poultry, cheese and milk from the EU, USA, Australia, Canada and Norway, which introduced sanctions against Russia.
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