About 80 percent of the on-board systems of the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) were worn out, RIA Novosti reported the General Designer of the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) “Energy” Vladimir Soloviev.
According to him, this conclusion came the Council of the main designers, which took place about a month ago. “As a result of the meeting, it became clear that about 80 percent of the on-board systems of the Russian segment developed a resource, and it follows from this that literally the next day after the systems fully work out the resource, irreparable failures, and the developers of these systems for this are no longer any Responsibility are not carried, “said the specialist.
According to him, the RKK “Energy” is responsible for the work of the equipment outside of its terms of operation.
In April, the general director of Roskosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said that Russia, after leaving the ISS project, allows the transfer of NASA of the Russian segment of the orbital laboratory. In the same month, he said that a scientific and energy module (NEM) was used for the construction of a Russian orbital service station (ROSS), originally created for the ISS.
In the same month, Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov said that Russia in 2025 will be released from the ISS project and start creating a new national orbital station. At the same time, the official said that the situation associated with the aging of the designs of the ISS acquires a catastrophic nature and Russia cannot risk the life of astronauts.