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A retired ISS commander weighs in on Russia's decision to leave

By Ailsa Chang,
Kai McNamee, Christopher Intagliata
Published August 3, 2022 at 4:38 PM EDT
(From left) astronaut Terry Virts, commander of Expedition 43, is seen on the International Space Station along with crewmates Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov and European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti on May 6, 2015.
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(From left) astronaut Terry Virts, commander of Expedition 43, is seen on the International Space Station along with crewmates Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov and European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti on May 6, 2015.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Terry Virts, retired NASA astronaut and commander of the International Space Station, about Russia's decision to leave the ISS after 2024.

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Ailsa Chang
Ailsa Chang is an award-winning journalist who hosts All Things Considered along with Ari Shapiro, Audie Cornish, and Mary Louise Kelly. She landed in public radio after practicing law for a few years.
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Kai McNamee
Christopher Intagliata
Christopher Intagliata is an editor at All Things Considered, where he writes news and edits interviews with politicians, musicians, restaurant owners, scientists and many of the other voices heard on the air.