The Russian orbital station ROS under development should become a platform for testing medical support technologies for deep space missions and flights to other planets. This was reported by TASS, citing Oleg Orlov, head of the Institute for Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IMBP).
The ROS orbital station is planned to replace the Russian part of the ISS with a national space station, and for some time they can operate in parallel. The launch of the first module is scheduled for 2027, while construction is scheduled for completion in 2030.
“Most importantly, this station is proposed to be used to test technologies for medical and biological support of interplanetary flights. This means radiation safety issues, opening up the possibility of approaching the conditions we would encounter here in interplanetary space, outside the Earth’s magnetic sphere. “On the one hand, this is a safety issue, but on the other, it is a good scientific opportunity to conduct research for the benefit of future flights,” Orlov said.
The station will help develop autonomous decision making, especially in isolation. In addition, ROS will allow the ISS to continue all experiments that the Russian crews are currently engaged in.
You can find more information about the ROS project at: material “socialbites.ca”.