Russia and the West cooperate in almost all spheres of rocket-cosmic techniques. Although all parti

While the crisis a2100 over Ukraine earthquake in the world political scene, the question arises as to whether there is a danger that it is transferred to the cooperation between Russia a2100 and the West in the field of cosmic research. Although under pressure from the White House, NASA announced yesterday reluctant to abolish a2100 some minor forms of cooperation with the agency "Roskosmos", do not expect anything significant change. However, it is certain that the Ukrainian crisis be used as an additional motive for the acceleration of US efforts to dependence on Russian cosmic technology to a minimum.
One of the great paradoxes of the Soviet collapse nineties is that, after many years of the Cold War, there was intense cooperation in the cosmos, which is crowned by the construction of the International Space Station (ICC). Thanks to the cold war and the competition of two forces on both sides of the ocean have been created technology that combined allow both parties (and not only them) to efficiently, cost-effectively and safely explore the cosmos. The result is that the US and Russia, a2100 to a considerable extent, and Europe and Japan, so enmeshed in this kind of "cosmic marriage" to any radical move one or the other had huge consequences for each participant.
Russia and the West cooperate in almost all spheres of rocket-cosmic techniques. Although all parties have benefited greatly from this cooperation, the fact is that the level of dependency of the West (US and EU) of Russia in this area is far greater. Also interesting is the range of cooperation between Russia and Europe, Russia and the United States which, in certain areas of quite different. For example, Russia's cooperation with the United States has narrowed substantially a2100 in two areas - the delivery of Russian rocket engines (RM) for the US missile-carriers (RN) program and the ICC. However, the sphere of cooperation between Russia and Europe (ESA and the individual Member States) is far more diverse, from the use of Russian carrier rockets at the European spaceport and joint corporation to provide services to launch, a2100 through the construction of satellites and European cargo spaceships, to interplanetary missions.
Let's first see what are the chances that the Ukrainian crisis disturb the relations between a2100 Russia and the United States in the field of rocket-cosmic techniques, after which we will be in a separate text address the potential implications of the crisis on the Russian-European cosmic cooperation.
The US space shuttle from landing life tied to the Russian spacecraft yesterday's announcement a2100 from the White House about the "termination" of cooperation with Russia is a shot of empty rifles and awkward political bluff. About dnjega at NASA, where the cult of cooperation with Russian colleagues from the time of "Mir Space Shuttle" so strongly present, red. It is also one of the greatest paradoxes of the situation around the US-Russian cosmic cooperation. This is not a decision by NASA, its director, Charles Boulden is explicitly said that if he wants to have its astronauts in space, the United States must cooperate with Russia. The White House is in its inability to correctly react to the moves of Moscow a2100 over Ukraine literally ordered officials NASA to suspend cooperation with the Russian side, although all know very well that NASA does not deal with politics but their field of international cooperation is vital not only for the US and Russia, but also for all of humanity. Order of the White House refers to the extremely symbolic steps, such as a travel ban experts NASA in Russia, teleconferences, residence of Russian experts in the cosmic objects and agencies - correspondence emails! And then comes the pearl - this prohibition does not apply to the work related to the International Space Station (ICC) and meetings with Russian a2100 experts at various meetings and conferences in the territory of a third country. As the cooperation of NASA with the agency "Roskosmos" takes place almost exclusively in the sphere of the ICC do not see the logic, other than political, call these sanctions. It was on his Twitter wrote Dmitry Rogozin: "We except cooperation a2100 with the ICC does not have cooperation with NASA." Interestingly, the White House also forced NASA for many years to reduce contacts a2100 with Chinese officials in this cosmic level.
Before the osvrenmo detail the complex a2100 relationship between Ukraine and the Russian-US relations around the ICC, a brief overview of cooperation in the delivery of rocket engines. As is known, the Russian rocket engines RD-180 and FC-33 are used to launch US carrier rockets (RN) Atlas V and Antares. The first missiles (Atlas V in all variants) is one of the pillars of the Pentagon and is used as a base support of military satellites. This dependence on the United States from Russia is very interesting because it delves into the sphere of the national security of both countries. The initiative in Russia to suspend deliveries RM RD-181 because they are used to launch military satellites that among other things following the installation a2100 of the Russian Army (including a2100 on the border with Ukraine), although the Kremlin denied, it is prodmala a2100 Pentagon. Then (and this was before the crisis in Ukraine) in US circles are said to be against these threats from Russia will be nothing, because the Kremlin is clear that the suspension of deliveries of engines affected the business, "Energomash", the leading Russian companies engaged in the development