Which nation has decided to quit the International Space Station after 2024?
A) UK
B) Russia
C) Canada
D) Japan
Answer : B
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Russia has decided to quit the International Space Station after 2024. This was confirmed by Russia's newly-appointed Roscosmos chief Yury Borisov. The announcement comes amid spike in tensions between Russia and the West over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. The Roscosmos chief said that the space agency will fulfill all its obligations to its partners but will leave the space station after 2024. He also mentioned putting together of a Russian orbital space station. The ISS was launched in 1998 as a result of cooperation between US-Russia following the end of the Cold War.
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