Russian rocket and space corporation “Energy”, which is the operator of the Russian segment of the International Space Station, proposed to abandon further participation in the ISS program and focus on the creation of a Russian space station.
As announced at the RAS Council on Space, after 2025 most of the elements of the ISS will be decommissioned for various reasons. Respectively, spending on the station will increase, who can reach 10-15 billion. rubles per year, what “too much”. Instead of participating in the ISS program at RKK “Energy” propose to create a national space station.
There are already a number of elements, which are seriously damaged and out of service. Many of them cannot be replaced. After 2025 year, we predict an avalanche failure of numerous elements on board the ISS
- said the first deputy general director “Energy” Vladimir Solovyov.
He presented the appearance of a new “Russian Orbital Service Station” (ROSS), which will consist of three to seven interchangeable modules. The station will be autonomous, created with an open architecture and an unlimited service life. According to RKK plans “Energy” commissioning of the station should begin after 2024 of the year.
In turn, Roskosmos said, what do they plan in 2021 start negotiations with partners on the terms of further operation of the ISS.
Earlier, Roscosmos said, that the ISS will expire in 2024 year, however, Russia intends to agree on its extension until 2030. According to the plans of Roscosmos, modules should go to the ISS “Science”, nodal and scientific-energy modules. Retrofitting the Russian segment of the ISS with these modules within three years will make it completely independent from the rest of the station.
