MOSCOW, Sep 1 International partners have agreed on the possibility of conducting research on the ISS until 2030, they also have plans to use the station and beyond, the Russian segment, apparently, will be undocked and flooded separately, Yury Borisov, director general of Roskosmos, said on Friday.
«There are plans to use it after 2030, and 2030 today is the milestone when it is agreed with our colleagues in this international project that this is the time until which research can be carried out at this station,» Borisov said during the marathon «Share your knowledge».
He noted that Russia's colleagues in the ISS may use the station as an object for space tourism after 2030.
«The Russian segment will most likely be undocked and properly flooded,» Borisov said.
In April 2023, the Russian government extended the operation of the Russian segment of the International Space Station until 2028. All other countries participating in the project set 2030 as the deadline.