Congress says it is suspending many operations with Russia because of Ukraine . But U.S. , American agencies will continue joint the International Space Station operations . `` With the reduced level of funding approved by Congress , we 're now looking at launching from U.S. soil in 2017 . The U.S. space agency is reliant on Russian spacecraft to reach the NASA . NASA says more funding from ISS would mean it could resume space flights sooner .
Congress says it is suspending many operations with Russia because of Ukraine . But U.S. , American agencies will continue joint the International Space Station operations . The U.S. space agency is reliant on Russian spacecraft to reach the NASA . NASA says more funding from ISS would mean it could resume space flights sooner .