Russia has restored contact with the International Space Station

According to AFP, on November 15, spokesman of the Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) Alexei Kuznetsov told reporters that Russia had restored communication with the International Space Station (ISS) and other satellites after repaired an important cable in the capital of Moscow, broken earlier due to road work.

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ISS International Space Station. (Source: NASA)

Kuznetsov said: "The communication line has been restored. The control system is currently operating normally."

Earlier, Russian officials said the construction of the Shchyolkovsky Expressway in the outskirts of Moscow, near the Roscosmos communication station, had broken a major cable of the control system and caused an interrupt. Get lost with ISS and other satellites.

According to Roscomos, the cable breakout did not prevent Russia's Soyuz spacecraft from leaving the ISS on November 19 as planned to bring the 33rd astronaut team working on the ISS back to Earth.

Speaking to reporters on the same day, representatives of the Roscosmos also confirmed that there is no risk of threatening ISS and other satellites by mobilizing reserve channels from both Russia and the US.

All activities on ISS still take place as planned. The cable break also did not affect Russian military, exploration and communication satellites as well as the "RadioAstron" telescope.