Schedule for creating Russian space station approved - Roscosmos

MOSCOW. July 2 (Interfax) - Roscosmos Space Corporation CEO Yury Borisov has approved the general schedule for the creation of the Russian space station, with the launch of the first module set for 2027, Roscosmos said in a statement on Tuesday.

"Head of the Roscosmos State Corporation Yury Borisov on July 2 approved the general schedule for the creation of the Russian space station. The document was also signed by 19 general directors of main cooperation enterprises," the statement said.

The schedule includes efforts to design and manufacture the station's modules, ensure fight tests of a new-generation crewed spaceship, create launch vehicles and space infrastructure facilities on Earth, as well as support for the project from the industry's research centers, it said.

"State contracts were also signed today on R&D efforts to create the Russian station's space complex and a space system with a crewed spaceship and an Angara-class heavy launch vehicle at the Vostochny Cosmodrome," it said.

"The station's deployment is expected to start with the launch of a science and power module in 2027," it said.

"The core of the station as part of implementing the federal project is expected to consist of four modules to be placed into orbit before 2030: a science and power module, a universal node module, an airlock and a core module," Roscosmos said.

Two more specialized modules will be attached to the station at the second stage between 2031 and 2033, it said.

"The overall planned amount of financing for the project is estimated at 608.9 billion rubles," it said.

On May 13, First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov said Russia would begin financing the construction of its own space station in 2024.

On October 27, 2023, Borisov said the first three years of work, i.e. 2024-2026, will require about 150 billion rubles.

On April 2, Roscosmos said a preliminary design of the Russian space station had been approved.

On November 7, 2023, Energia Rocket and Space Corporation General Designer Vladimir Solovyov said the new Russian space station was being designed to operate for 50 years.