As Western countries continue to impose sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, a Russian aerospace official at Rososcosmos took to Twitter to warn countries of the consequences if sanctions continue.
On a Twitter post, Rososcosmos official Dmitry Rogozin warned that the impending sanctions could lead to the International Space Station (ISS) colliding with any anti-Moscow countries in its military operation in Ukraine.
When, in one tweet, Rogozin asked who would prevent the ISS from crashing into the US, Europe, India or China, Elon Musk came in and responded with a single SpaceX image.
To clarify his tweet, the CEO of SpaceX later confirmed that he really meant that his company would stop the ISS from crashing into Earth.
While a few Twitter users praised Elon Musk’s move, others warned him to be careful not to become a Russian stone.
“Elon, you know what you’re doing. But please never put yourself in a place where you’re considered a barrier to insanity.
Another user, Keith Dorschner, commented, “Russia is poisoning its enemies. Please be careful with Elon.”
“Elon, you know what you’re doing. But please never put yourself in a place where you’re considered a barrier to insanity.
While a few Twitter users praised Elon Musk’s move, others warned him to be careful not to become a Russian stone.
Another user Keith Dorschner commented, “Russia is poisoning its enemies. Please be careful Elon.”
ISS is a multinational project and has been around for over 21 years. One of the most coveted international partnerships ever tried, the ISS was launched in 1988 and is a partnership between the US, Russia, Japan, Canada, and the European Space Agency (ESA).
Astronauts from many countries live on the ISS and do research work together. Staff from 15 nations work on it in rotation to conduct space research. Currently, the ISS is comprised of four NASA astronauts, two Russian astronauts, and one from the European Space Agency (ESA).
Although the United States and other Western countries have announced sanctions against Russia for launching a military operation in Ukraine, NASA has said it will continue to cooperate with Russia in operating the ISS.