Reports: Russia to Spend Less on International Space Station

Russian media say the government plans to cut the amount of money it spends on the International Space Station during the next decade. The Izvestiya daily reports the latest budget drafts for 2016-25 include about $3.3 billion in spending on the station, or about $330 million a year. That is a 10 percent reduction from a previous draft in April. Russia's space agency is one of five that works together to operate the station with a rotating crew of astronauts that conduct...

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