Media: ISS partners agreed to design a lunar space station – TASS

MOSCOW, June 28th. / TASS /. Partners in the International Space Station (ISS) have formed a scenario of creating an international lunar visited infrastructure (the platform) that may be the first step on the way of development of deep space. This “Izvestia” According to the Rocket and Space Corporation “Energia”.

“started the discussion of the potential shape of the platform and the requirements for its elements and interface, – said Irina Romanova, head of the press center of” Energy “-. it is expected that the proposals for the future program of the creation and operation of international lunar visited the platform will be presented to the heads of agencies – partners ISS program in the first half of 2017 “.

Discussion of opportunities for cooperation in space exploration beyond low-Earth orbit of the ISS program partners began in 2011 as part of the expert working group. In the autumn of 2014 by the heads of agencies – ISS signed a “study plan ISS opportunities for deep-space research” partners for the implementation of which a working group was formed

“The group is considering possible scenarios for the future of the international program, which would allow. to work out the key elements and start the mission to study outer space in accordance with the national interests of the partners, which include the study of near-moon space, moon, and Mars and asteroids – said Romanov -. Group concluded the feasibility of establishing an international lunar visited platform that would the first step towards the development of outer space “

The program of development of the Moon -. the strategic goal of the Russian manned space flight. In 2030-ies scheduled landing astronauts on the lunar surface, followed by the base of a lunar base. Designing a lunar base are engaged in the RSC “Energia” and TsNIIMASH

Earlier the director of manned programs “Roscosmos” Sergei Krikalev expressed the opinion that on the Moon base, it makes sense to do permanently inhabited, and orbit the moon base -. Only temporarily visited, as there are much higher levels of radiation than the International Space Station.