Russia’s Energia says ISS is close to ruin, nation should build its own space station instead – ROOM Space Journal

A recent report from Russian manufacturer RSC Energia, the prime developer and contractor of the Russian crewed spaceflight program, states that a number of elements aboard the International Space Station are on the verge of catastrophic failure. The damage has become so serious, it will become too costly to repair and as such Russia should focus on completing its own orbital station instead, says Flight Director of the Russian Segment of the ISS, Vladimir Alekseevich Soloviev.
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