Guests: John Batchelor, Anatoly Zak, Dr. David Livingston.  Topics:  Russian space news re the ISS, Gateway model, Ukraine and more.

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John Batchelor and I welcomed back Anatoly Zak to discuss the Russian space program in the light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  We talked about the needed ISS cooperation with both the US and Russia to keep the space station going, the introduction of the Gateway model, ISS and NAUKA plus the fix for the robotic arm and finally, Roscosmos.  We also talked about the role of the Ukraine with space support for Russia which has declined in recent years.

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