(CNN) NASA says it has canceled an upcoming visit by the head of Russia's space agency after mounting pressure from Capitol Hill over US sanctions against the official.

"After receiving feedback from the Senate, we have rescinded our invitation to Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin," Megan Powers, the press secretary for NASA, told CNN late Friday.

Powers added, "Russia is a key partner for NASA, and we look forward to continuing our cooperation."

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a statement Saturday that he "had heard from numerous senators suggesting that this was not a good idea and I wanted to be accommodating to the interest of the senators."

"However we will continue our strong working relationship with Russia as it relates to the International Space Station and sending our astronauts into space," he said.

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