Timeline for What would happen to the ISS if the Russians undocked their part?
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| Mar 11, 2022 at 12:52 | comment | added | Sebastian Lenartowicz | @fraxinus Would that make the Russian cosmonauts space pirates? | |
| Mar 11, 2022 at 7:58 | comment | added | David Hammen | @fraxinus Officially, Zarya is a part of the Russian Orbital Segment. It is however the one (and only one) part of the ROS that is owned by the US. | |
| Mar 11, 2022 at 7:35 | comment | added | fraxinus | Quotes go exactly because of Zarya module. Russian popular media considers it simply Russian. It is Russian in a lot of senses, but not in all regards. | |
| Mar 11, 2022 at 7:15 | comment | added | David Hammen | @fraxinus I'm not sure why you put "Russian segment" in scare quotes. The ISS comprises two main segments that in English are officially called the Russian Orbital Segment and the US Orbital Segment. A Visiting Vehicle that docks with the ISS at one of the seven ROS docking ports needs to work with Roscosmos to satisfy ROS interface requirements. A VV that docks with the ISS at one of the five USOS docking ports needs to work with NASA to satisfy USOS interface requirements. | |
| Mar 11, 2022 at 6:35 | comment | added | Seth R | @Graham if the US and Russia go to war, what happens to the ISS and how we pay for it will be the least of our problems. | |
| Mar 10, 2022 at 21:54 | vote | accept | Machavity | ||
| Mar 10, 2022 at 15:00 | comment | added | fraxinus | @Graham US is entitled to do whatever the Congress votes and the POTUS signs. So is Russia, except that the Congress part is called "Duma" and is more or less formal. Declaring a war is somewhat out of fashion (and Russia has never been onto it anyway). | |
| Mar 10, 2022 at 14:55 | comment | added | fraxinus | @DavidHammen Detaching the "Russian segment" or at least parts thereof (e.g. Nauka module) is more or less in the plans - at least, some Russian officials speculated about it and technical possibilities do exist. ISS exists to do science. Russian participation is a pleasant option, not a hard requirement. | |
| Mar 10, 2022 at 14:04 | comment | added | David Hammen | @fraxinus You are correct in that it is not as simple as I presented. Should Russia detach the Russian Orbital Segment from the USOS that would pretty much spell the end of the primary rationale for the ISS's existence. The ISS was built largely due to the promise of Russian cooperation. President Clinton was this close to canceling the previous incarnation of the ISS, Space Station Alpha, until diplomacy mechanisms got Russia involved. | |
| Mar 10, 2022 at 13:45 | comment | added | Graham | @fraxinus Sounds simple to me. If Russia declares war on the US, the US is entitled to confiscate all property it finds which belongs to the nation it's at war with. Lose $200million, or lose everything and give the other side a cause celebre into the bargain. Hmm. | |
| Mar 10, 2022 at 8:47 | comment | added | fraxinus | Probably not that simple. It would depend on weither the detaching of Zarya can be considered a breach of a commercial contract, an act of war, or an act of piracy. Lawyers alone may get more than $200M. | |
| Mar 9, 2022 at 17:22 | history | answered | David Hammen | CC BY-SA 4.0 |