25 Oct 2012 17:33

ISS partners to begin testing interplanetary manned flight technologies as of 2013 - Roscosmos

KOROLYOV. Oct 25 (Interfax-AVN) - Roscosmos will build up the research capabilities of the Russian segment of the International Space Station in cooperation with NASA and the European Space Agency, Roscosmos manned programs chief Alexei Krasnov told reporters on Thursday.

"As of 2013, we will start testing flight technologies beyond low [Earth] orbits," he said.