In the Russian orbital service station (ROSS), it is planned, in particular, to work in the interests of national security. The tasks of the possible Russian replacement of the International Space Station (ISS) are disclosed in the presentation of the general director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin. Reports about it TASS.
“Advantages of a new station: Transformable modular architecture, increased service life, work in the interests of national defense and security, use for assembling an interplanetary expeditionary complex” – noted in the material.
The advantages of Ross are called, in particular, storing and servicing spacecraft, the ability of the station to reconfiguration, conducting scientific experiments, the availability of universal jobs outside and inside the object, commercial segment.
In December 2021, the head of NASA Bill Nelson declared the decision of the US President Joe Bayiden to extend the service life of the ISS to 2030.
In November of the same year, the director of Roskosmos on promising programs and science Alexander Bloishenko said that the sketch design of the Russian orbital station will begin in 2022.