Soyuz se koristi samo za medjunarodne misije na ISS jer je takav dogovor. Uvijek ide 1 Amer i 1 Rus u posadu. Kad prestane saradnja na ISS-u prestaje i postojanje Soyuza jer ga Rusi nikom drugom ne mogu uvalit. Amerika se obavezala na ISS i nece prekidati ugovor, ali zato paralelno imaju Blue Origin i SpaceX koji ce obezbjedjivati rakete ubuduce.
Congress has set Dec. 31, 2022 as the end date for use of the RD-180 engine, which is manufactured in Russia. United Launch Alliance — a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Boeing that was once the Pentagon's sole launch provider — has long relied on the RD-180 to power its Atlas V rocket