Russian, US officials hail their cooperation in space

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian and U.S. space officials have hailed joint work in space, saying that their cooperation has remained strong despite political tensions.
Roscosmos director Dmitry Rogozin said Monday that “we absolutely trust each other and political winds haven’t touched us.”
Russia-U.S. ties have been strained over Ukraine, Syria and the allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. elections.
Bill Gerstenmaier, head of NASA’s human explorations and operati