Russia hints at plans to abandon the International Space Station and build rival base with China

RUSSIA could be planning to abandon the International Space Station and build its own with the help of China. The country’s Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, is also weighing up whether it’s necessary to have people in orbit and decide whether they could be replaced by robots. Andrei Ionin, chief analyst of the Russian Academy of Cosmonautics, told Russian press that “the Russian segment of the ISS may separate from the station after 2024”. More

(Source: The Sun - Apr 7)