Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin ignited a firestorm of speculation after he announced that Russia would no longer consider extending international space station operations beyond 2020, seemingly as retaliation for recent U.S.-led sanctions on him and other members of the Kremlin [“U.S. Sanctions, Russian Response Fraying Once-strong Space Ties,” May 19, page 1]. 

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Casey Dreier is director of advocacy for the Planetary Society.