Submission + - Russia announces it will create core of new space station by 2030 (reuters.com)
Baron_Yam writes: Despite its domestic space program faltering even before sanctions due to its invasion of Ukraine and at least one very public failure on a less ambitious project, Russia has announced it will begin construction of a Russian-only replacement for the ISS, and place it in a more difficult to access polar orbit.
Russia is motivated by military and political demands to achieve this, but whether it has the means or not seems uncertain at best.
Russia is motivated by military and political demands to achieve this, but whether it has the means or not seems uncertain at best.
