[LINK] "Russia to keep its part of space station after its duty ends"

[rfmcdonald]

The Dragon's Tales linked to this Associated Press report suggesting Russia's interest in undocking the modules it built for the ISS in 2024, with the aim of using them for its own station.

Russia's space agency expects the International Space Station to stay in orbit through 2024, and plans to create its own space outpost with its segment of the station after that.

Roscosmos' scientific council concluded Tuesday that several Russian modules could eventually be undocked to "perform the task of ensuring Russia's guaranteed presence in space."

The ISS, run by the United States, Russia, the European Space Agency and other international partners, is set to remain operational at least through 2024. Russia's own Mir space station was deorbited in 2001 after 15 years as Moscow sought to concentrate its resources on the ISS.