Russia mulls sending cosmonauts to China’s planned orbit station - Roscosmos

ADELAIDE/Australia/, September 25. /TASS/. Russia’s space agency is considering plans of sending cosmonauts to China’s orbit station currently under construction, Roscosmos chief Igor Komarov told reporters at the International Astronautical Congress on Monday. "There have been certain talks on this issue," Komarov said, commenting on whether Russia has received any offers for its cosmonauts to visit China’s orbit station in the future. The Roscosmos chief said he expects that the parliament will ratify a fundamental law regulating the exchange of technologies in rocket industry within one or two months. "I hope that after this a possibility will open for full-fledged and full-scale cooperation." "In many areas a big horizon will open and we see an interest of our partners," he said. China plans to launch an experimental module to its space station in 2018, while the station will be completely placed in the orbit by 2022. Read more