Construction Of Russian Segment On ISS Expected To Be Completed In 2022 - General Designer

Daniyal Sohail Published November 19, 2018 | 07:46 PM

The construction of the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled for completion in 2022, Russia's general designer of manned spacecraft Yevgeny Mikrin said on Monday.

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 19th November, 2018) The construction of the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled for completion in 2022, Russia's general designer of manned spacecraft Yevgeny Mikrin said on Monday.

"By 2022, we are planning to complete the construction of the Russian segment of the ISS by incorporating three new modules into its structure," Mikrin said at a conference dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the ISS.

The Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) is expected to be installed in 2019. The Prichal node module will be sent to the ISS in 2020, while the Scientific and Energy Module (NEM) is planned to be attached to the orbital outpost in 2022.