Putin and Borisov
Yuri Borisov (right), director general of Roscosmos, meets with Vladimir Putin July 26 to discuss the future of the ISS. Credit: Roscosmos

WASHINGTON — The new head of Russia’s space agency backed away from comments suggesting Russia would withdraw from the International Space Station as soon as 2024 but expressed doubts Russia would be involved through 2030.

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Jeff Foust writes about space policy, commercial space, and related topics for SpaceNews. He earned a Ph.D. in planetary sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree with honors in geophysics and planetary science...