<p>Mikhail Kornienko, a Russian cosmonaut who was on a year-long mission aboard International Space Station from March 2015 to 2016 highlighted the problem of space debris while addressing a gathering on his space travels at Rosatom Festival of Science and Culture in Mumbai.</p>.<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"><div> </div><div>"Space debris is a serious issue," said Kornienko adding, "Indian and Chinese space programmes are making great progress and there is a need for joint efforts by countries like Russia, India and China for the success of space exploration. There is a scope of higher participation in space science for private sector players from India and Russia."</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>He said the eagerly-awaited manned travel for conducting scientific research in space will take at least another 15-20 years.</div><div class="gmail_default"> </div></div><div class="gmail_signature" dir="ltr"> </div></div></div>
<p>Mikhail Kornienko, a Russian cosmonaut who was on a year-long mission aboard International Space Station from March 2015 to 2016 highlighted the problem of space debris while addressing a gathering on his space travels at Rosatom Festival of Science and Culture in Mumbai.</p>.<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"><div> </div><div>"Space debris is a serious issue," said Kornienko adding, "Indian and Chinese space programmes are making great progress and there is a need for joint efforts by countries like Russia, India and China for the success of space exploration. There is a scope of higher participation in space science for private sector players from India and Russia."</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>He said the eagerly-awaited manned travel for conducting scientific research in space will take at least another 15-20 years.</div><div class="gmail_default"> </div></div><div class="gmail_signature" dir="ltr"> </div></div></div>