Russia received a patent for the technology of automatic launch of spacecraft from the orbital station, which will be the world's first platform for drones, equipped with robots for its maintenance. This innovative development will be tested on the Russian orbital station (ROS) and will later be used in lunar exploration programs.
First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Denys Manturov said during the meeting with President Putin, what to 2030 2018, Russia should make a phased transition to its own orbital station, creating it module by module. Behind the words of Manturov, ROS will be the world's first platform for drones, equipped with robots for technical maintenance. This is a patented solution of the Russian Federation.
Meeting, which was headed by Putin, was devoted to the assessment of current national projects, in particular in the field of space technologies. Manturov emphasizes, that testing this technology will open opportunities for its use in the Russian lunar program, as reported by www1.ru, devoted to technological news.
Currently, work on the creation of ROS is ongoing, which is planned to be deployed in a subpolar orbit in the period from 2027 by 2033 years. The first segment of the station is the scientific and energy module (HIM) – scheduled to launch at the end 2027 year. To 2030 It is also planned to launch a universal hub, gateway and base modules, which, together with HEM, will form the basis of the station. At the second stage, in 2021–2033, the station will be expanded by connecting two target modules.
The deployment of the Russian orbital station should begin after the International Space Station is de-orbited (ISS) to 2030 year. The ISS has accumulated considerable experience in international cooperation between Roskosmos and NASA, which will become the basis for further space projects.