Putin dismisses Russian space chief Dmitry Rogozin | DW | 15.07.2022

Thank you my friend PO1 William "Chip" Nagel for making us aware that Russian President Vladimir Putin removed his longtime ally Dmitry Rogozin from the top post at Roscosmos, the Russian space agency.

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Roscosmos incrementally boosts the ISS to keep it in orbit. Rogozin previously threatened to send the space station crashing into the US or Europe if Russia was hit by sanctions.

Russia also signaled its intention to pull out of the ISS altogether in April due to the sanctions.

Last week, NASA rebuked Roscosmos after Russian astronauts flew separatist flags on the ISS in support of Russia's invasion.

Astronaut Kelly appeared to revel in Rogozin's dismissal, suggesting in a tweet that Rogozin get a job at Russia's rebranded McDonald's restaurant called "Tasty and That's It."...