Extending ISS operations will not affect the timeline for the deployment of the Russian orbital station.

Extending ISS operations will not affect the timeline for the deployment of the Russian orbital station.

Extending the International Space Station (ISS) operation until 2030 will not in any way affect the timeline for establishing the Russian orbital station (ROS), said Roscosmos chief Dmitry Bakanov to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. "Our American colleagues have contacted us, because today the International Space Station consists of two segments: Russian and American - to extend the activity from 2028 to 2030.