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End of the cooperation

End of the cooperation

The Russian space agency Roskosmos has ended its cooperation with many partners, including the Icarus project on the International Space Station (ISS). Data transmissions from the ISS were terminated on March 3, 2022. The research team is currently looking at alternative options for continuing Icarus independently of the ISS and whether the data can be read from transmittered animals on Earth.

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