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First crewed mission on yet-to-be created orbital station due 2026

23 April 2021 21:44 (UTC +04:00)

The first crewed mission on Russia’s yet-to-be created orbital station is due in 2026, the chief of the Russian segment of the International Space Station, first deputy general designer for flight operation and testing of space rocket systems of the corporation Energia, Vladimir Solovyov, told the media on Friday, APA reports citing TASS.

"If we launch a research and energy module in 2025, a crewed expedition will follow in 2026," he said.

Earlier, Roscosmos Corporation CEO Dmitry Rogozin said the Energia corporation had been tasked to have the first base module for a future orbiter ready in 2025. He said work on it was already in progress. Rogozin released a video of the first module being built. Originally, it was conceived as a research and energy module to be launched to the ISS in 2024.