Rocket and Space Corporation (RKK) Energia, part of Roscosmos, has placed an order for the development of a concept for the operation of the Russian orbital station, according to published materials. portal public procurement.
“The purpose of the events is to prepare a reasonable position on the intended use and purpose and the business model of the Russian orbital station,” says the materials.
“The purpose of the events is to prepare a reasonable position on the business model in a manned version with the intended use and purpose for the further formation of technical requirements for functionality, configuration and consumer qualities of the Russian orbital station. ROS,” the materials say.
They also say that in the process it is planned to identify and analyze the parties potentially interested in the implementation of the project.
The contractor is expected to determine the tasks and purpose of the ROS in the context of global trends in the development of low Earth orbit and the interests of the Russian Federation in the current geopolitical and socio-economic situation. In addition, it is planned to determine the optimal business model for the orbital station, partners and sources of funds, to create a so-called catalog of possible services, to point out the materials.
Vladimir Kozhevnikov, former Chief Designer of ROS declarationThat the Russian orbital station would receive “layered armor” against meteoroids.
In July 2022, Yury Borisov, CEO of the state company Roscosmos, announced during a meeting with the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin that Russia had decided to withdraw from the ISS project and establish a national orbital station. Roscosmos soon opened to the public its draft.