The duration of the planned Russian orbital station in space should be at least fifty years. According to reports, such parameters are necessary for the development of technologies for interplanetary human flights. TASS.
Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, General Designer of manned space systems and complexes of the Russian Federation, General Designer of RSC Energia Vladimir Solovyov told journalists about this. His presentation took place as part of the roundtable meeting “Manned Cosmonautics: Orbit – Deep Space” as part of the space biology and aerospace medicine conference.
Explaining that manned complexes in low Earth orbit should be developed as elements of the future interplanetary station, he said: “We design the Russian orbital station with complete arrogance and declare its service life to be 50 years.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin at the end of October approved The project to create the Russian Orbital Station (ROS). Roscosmos head Yuri Borisov later said that the main indicators of the project have already been determined and funds have been allocated to the project. The first POC module is expected to be withdrawn It will enter orbit in 2027.
Previously Russian cosmonauts started With a solar sail from the ISS satellite.