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Russia will withdraw from the International Space Station (ISS) project in four years – from 2025, and will create a new national orbital station. “And it is fair to warn them (international partners),” Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said on Russia 1 television. The decision was made on April 12, Astronautics Day, at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin.
“Russia plans to set up its own national space station. The ISS is seriously outdated and the government is proposing to talk to foreign partners in advance,” Borissov said.
In turn, the head of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Sergeev at a meeting of the presidium of the academy said he expected the start of funding for the creation of a Russian orbital station.
The need to create a new station due to technical problems of the Russian segment of the ISS was announced by the flight director of the Russian segment of the ISS Vladimir Solovyov. Cracks were found in the Russian segment of the ISS, through which air escapes. They are sealed, but a small leak continues.
After 2025, Soloviev predicted an avalanche of many elements of the ISS and estimated Russia’s spending on the ISS at 10-15 billion rubles. Solovyov called on Krimal to reconsider the moment of Russia’s further participation in the ISS project and to focus on the implementation of the program for the national orbital station.
In October, Solovyov revealed the appearance of a new Russian orbital station. It is envisaged to include at least five modules: core module; target production module; material support module (warehouse); platform module for assembling, launching, receiving and servicing spacecraft; commercial module for accommodation of four tourists with two large portholes.
The station is modular, each element can be replaced. It will be larger than Mir in size, will fly in orbit with an altitude of 400 kilometers and an inclination of 98 degrees.
The International Space Station project involves 15 members, five of whom are key: Russia, the United States, Canada, Japan and the European Space Agency. Construction of the station began in 1998 and has been “habitable” since 2000.
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