Russia has postponed a decision on participation in the ISS project until May – BFM.Ru

Deadline for submitting the project to the government of the PCF on 2016-2025 years have been changed

Russia will decide on its future participation in the International Space Station (ISS) in the years 2020-2024 Only in May, according to “Kommersant».

Earlier, Roskosmos promised to decide by the end of last December, but the date had to be moved. The fact that the time limits for the government project on PCF years 2016-2025 have been changed. The postponement of making a document to the government is directly related to the need to make adjustments to it. The original draft of the French Communist Party did not consider appeared in late 2014 Russia plans to deploy its own manned station.

During the six months the agency will have to make adjustments to the draft Federal Space Program (FCP) for 2016-2025 years, and wait for it approval of the government.

Until February Roscosmos must submit to the government and the presidential administration study the feasibility of building his station in orbit.

If the decision is to gain political support, work on the ISS Russian prolong only for commercial purposes, such as delivery of its segment for rent to other countries and sending into orbit space tourists.