Russia to build own space station by 2023, says

Russia plans to build its own orbiting space station by 2023, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday during a marathon call-in session with the nation. "By 2023, we plan to create our own national space station in orbit," Putin said. "This is something far-off in the future, but also necessary for us from the point of view of our national economy." Russia and NASA recently agreed to keep operating and financing the International Space Station at least until 2024, but future joint space projects remain in doubt, as relations between Russia and the US have plunged to post-Cold War lows over the Ukraine conflict. More

(Source: Phys.org - Apr 17)