BRICS countries invited to the draft of the new ISS – News Economy

Print Roscosmos plans to invite the BRICS countries in the project of creating a new International Space Station, which will replace operating in orbit in the next 5-9 years.

Leaders BRICS countries – Russia, India, Brazil, China and South Africa.

Scientific and Technical Council of the Russian Space Agency approved the use of up to 2024 operating the ISS, Russia and the United States created.

“When we met with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden at Baikonur, then, of course, discussed and prospects of research on the ISS. We have a consensus – to extend the operation of the plant until 2024 – the head of the Russian Space Agency in an interview with Igor Komarov WG. – All the resources it has. ” “But is discussed and the construction of a new international station. And the architecture of this discussion should not be limited only to the current members of the ISS. It is necessary to consider the possibility of participating in future projects of BRICS countries,” – said the head of the Russian Federal Space Agency.

The current ISS.

Configuration next station will be based on universal separable from the ISS modules.

These are the modules that are set to launch in the coming years: a multi-purpose laboratory, units and research and energy. They allow you to create a promising Russian space station to meet the challenges of ensuring Russia guaranteed access to space, Komarov said.

In the BRICS include Russia, Brazil, India, China and South Africa. Union countries to create joint Bank for Development, pool contingent of foreign exchange reserves BRICS organize mutual settlements in national currencies.