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Ukraine crisis sees Russia quitting the International Space Station

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Russian cosmonauts like Oleg Novitsky, right, and Pyotr Dubrov will soon be withdrawing from the International Space Station Source: AAP / AP

Until now space exploration was one of the few areas where cooperation between Russia, the United States and its allies had not been wrecked by tensions over Ukraine.



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