Russian space personnel return home as co-operation with Europe is suspended
sanctions against our companies, Roscosmos is suspending cooperation with European partners on space launches from Kourou, and is withdrawing its technical staff... from French Guiana."
On Wednesday, Rogozin tweeted that 29 personnel had already returned to Moscow from the spaceport, which is close to the town of Kourou in the French territory located in South America. The 56 remaining staff are expected to follow shortly, he added. The EU commissioner for space, Thierry Breton, said on Saturday that Russia's decision to withdraw personnel and Soyuz launchers would not affect the ESA's Galileo navigation system or its Copernicus Earth observation mission.
В Москву из Гвианского космического центра вернулась первая группа российских специалистов-стартовиков и ракетчиков в составе 29 человек, оставшиеся 56 человек вылетают из ГКЦ в ближайшее время.
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