Russia's Roscosmos CEO Approves Plan for Creation of Russian Orbital Station by 2033

© Photo Roscosmos / Go to the mediabankThe first Angara rocket in the history of the Vostochny Сosmodrome installed on the launch pad
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - On April 11, a Russian-made Angara-A5 space rocket with the "Orion" upper stage was launched from the country's Vostochny Cosmodrome for the first time.
Russian state space corporation Roscosmos said on Tuesday that its head, Yuri Borisov, has approved the schedule for the creation of the Russian Orbital Station (ROS) by 2033.
"Today, on July 2, the head of the Roscosmos State Corporation, Yuri Borisov, approved the general schedule for the creation of the Russian orbital station. The document was also signed by 19 general directors of enterprises of the main cooperation," the statement read.
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The schedule includes work on the design and manufacture of station modules, as well as ensuring flight tests of a new generation manned transport ship, the creation of missiles and ground infrastructure, the work of scientific institutes of the industry to support the project, Roscosmos explained.

"Also today, government contracts were signed to carry out development work on the creation of the ROS space complex and a space complex with a manned transport ship and an Angara heavy-class launch vehicle at the Vostochny Cosmodrome," the statement said.

ROS's deployment will begin with the launch of a scientific and energy module in 2027, the corporation said.
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