Russia once again changed his mind regarding his participation in International Space Station. Yuri Borisov, head of Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, confirmed (via Ars Technique) that his country is finally will remain in the project until 2030; that is, until the end of the laboratory’s service life.
An interesting point is that Russia’s continued presence on the International Space Station until 2030 has not yet been officially announced through NASA and its allies. However, Borisov in an interview with RBC-TV noted that the timing of the implementation of the plan for its withdrawal and destruction is being worked out.
“In agreement with our American colleagues, we plan to remove the station from orbit sometime in the early 2030s. The final scenario will most likely be clarified after the transition to the next NASA administration,” said the head of the Russian space agency.
Borisov also took into account technical glitches that the International Space Station is suffering due to many years of operation. “Today our cosmonauts have to devote more and more time to repairing equipment and less and less time to conduct experiments,” he explained.
Russia will fulfill the US wish and remain on the International Space Station until 2030
The comments from the head of Roscosmos are sure to be very welcome at NASA, which wanted all its partners involved in the International Space Station to participate in the project until the end of its service life. In addition to the United States and Russia, Canada, Japan and the European Space Agency (ESA) are present in the laboratory.
Russia’s connection with the International Space Station has been hanging by a thread since 2022. after the invasion of Ukraine. The controversial Dmitry Rogozin, who was the head of the Russian Space Agency at the time, announced in May of that year that they were leaving the laboratory.
After Borisov’s arrival at Roscosmos, the goal of abandoning the International Space Station “after 2024” was approved. However, the organization’s new leader stressed that the decision is not based on political issues such as international sanctions against Russia, but rather on survival, since the core modules of the ISS have already exceeded the useful life for which they were designed. designed.
Despite this, in April 2023, NASA announced that Russia promised to stay on the International Space Station until 2028. This brought the end of the orbital laboratory’s life cycle significantly closer. Although Borisov’s latest statements say that it is now planned to accompany this process until its completion in 2030.
Beyond the ISS, Russia wants build your own space station. The agency’s goal is to have it ready by 2027, as Vladimir Putin announced last year.
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