Wednesday, August 30, 2006
MOSCOW - The International Space Station would be dismantled after 2015 to be replaced with a fresh orbital station, a Russian Space Agency official said Tuesday.
"It is necessary because at present we can monitor less than 10% of Russian territory, but with a new station the coverage will be increased tenfold," said Vitaly Davydov, deputy head of the agency.
He said the new space station will be used to make materials that are not possible to manufacture on Earth and to improve the methods of remote monitoring of the Earth.
Davydov also said Russia will test technologies for space journey to the Moon and Mars in 2015-2025.
"And after 2025 we are planning to start the preparation for interplanetary missions," he said, adding that international projects of such proportions should be implemented on the base of alike participation and global partnership.
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