Russia is building its own space station as Nasa replaces Roscosmos with SpaceX

Russia is building its own $6 billion space station that it plans to launch in 2030, the head of the country's Roscosmos space agency has said. "If in 2030, in accordance with our plans, we can put it into orbit, it will be a colossal breakthrough," Interfax news agency quoted Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin as saying, as reported by Reuters. "The will is there to take a new step in world manned space exploration." The Russian station is likely to be manned by robots with artificial intelligence, while human cosmonauts would periodically visit the craft. This is because the Russian station's orbit path would expose it to higher radiation. Deputy prime minister Yuri Borisov reportedly saying that Russia will give notice to its international partners in 2025.