The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, in his Telegram channel announced that the Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina received a US visa.
“As a result, American visas for our cosmonauts Nikolai Chub and Anna Kikina were received,” Rogozin wrote and thanked the journalists for their support.
Earlier it was reported that Chubu, who is due to arrive at the Johnson Space Center near Houston for training, the American side denied a visa Without explaning the reason.
Rogozin called the refusal “a dangerous precedent for cooperation on the ISS“. Later, Roscosmos reported that Chub still received a US visa.
At the same time, the press service of the Russian state corporation noted that the crew, whose members have not been trained to work in the American segment, will not be able to send to the ISS, reports “Interfax”.
Nikolai Chub is due to make his first space flight in the spring of 2023.