Russia to build its own space station without USA and Europe

General designer for manned systems and complexes at Russia's Space Agency, Roscosmos, Yevgeny Mikrin, said that the Russian orbital station could be created after 2019 on the basis of five modules. Speaking at "Korolev readings" in Moscow, Mikrin stated that a Russian orbital station was possible. "It is planned that it will consist of five modules and will provide the work of a crew of three people," he added. More

(Source: Pravda - Jan 24)