Representatives of the Russian space industry continue to work towards the creation of new modules for the International Space Station. New projects are financed from the budget, respectively, it could mean that Russia will continue to work on the ISS, and after 2020.
Despite the voiced this spring application for withdrawal of the Russian largest international extraterrestrial project – International Space Station – after 2020, enterprise space industry continues to actively work on the creation of scientific innovations for the ISS. “Research and development of modules for it are carried out according to the contract,” – said Igor Burenkov, director of information policy of the United rocket-space corporation.
The press service of the Russian Space Agency explained that the is now working to create new modules for the ISS is really conducted as usual , in this case in the near future it is planned to make a decision whether to continue this activity, according to “Izvestia”. Now under development by the Russian space industry are three innovative module. This multi-purpose laboratory module (MLM), nodular and scientific power modules (BEP). Initially their launches to the ISS planned for 2013-2015, but then for various reasons, were transferred to the 2017-2018 years.
Due to unforeseen delays at the moment the situation is such that the Russia will be completed and equipped with its own segment of the ISS until the date on which it will need to flood . In fact, if Russia really leave the ISS in 2020, the Russian Space Agency experts will be in parallel to the work on the integration of the new equipment on the space station and prepare a plan for its rapid flooding.
“Our American partners have repeatedly said that they want to continue the activities ISS for the period after 2020. When they heard from our leaders that Russia wants to shut down the project in 2020, they stepped up their efforts with scientists began to cover them interesting proposals for papers that go beyond 2020, “- said the representative of the Russian Space Agency.At the moment, Russia has not yet made a final decision on the future work on the station. “The question for Russia’s participation in the ISS after 2020 remains open, but with a probability of 90% the country’s leadership to agree to participate in the project and on” , – said the representative of the Russian Space Agency.
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