Roscosmos has expanded the program of cross flights to the ISS

The program of cross-flights to the International Space Station has been expanded by one mission, which will take place in the first half of 2024 on the American ship Crew Dragon, the press service of Roscosmos reported.

“Roscosmos cosmonauts Konstantin Borisov and Alexander Grebenkin will go to the ISS on Crew Dragon spacecraft in 2023-2024 as part of cross-flights”the corporation said.

Borisov will go to the ISS as part of the crew of the Crew-7 mission in the second half of this year, and Grebenkin as part of the Crew-8 mission in the first half of next year.

Initially, three missions of Russian and American ships were planned as part of the cross-flight program in 2022-2024.

The cross-flight agreement allows Russia and the United States, in the event of a delay in the launches of their own spacecraft, to ensure the presence of astronauts on the ISS to service their segments of the station.