MOSCOW, February 13. /TASS/. The life support system of Russia’s yet-to-be created orbital outpost will be upgraded considerably, so cargo traffic will decrease significantly, the deputy general designer of the rocket and space corporation (RKK) Energia (part of Roscosmos), Vladimir Kozhevnikov, has told TASS in an interview.

"There are plans to fundamentally upgrade the crew’s life support system. I am referring to the entire complex of systems that makes the stay of a crew member at the station more comfortable, safe and efficient," the chief designer of Russia’s future orbital station ROS, Kozhevnikov said.

The self-sufficiency of the space station and its crew will be enhanced.

"The need for cargo traffic, for example, for the delivery of water and gases to the station, will be reduced. Spacesuits for extravehicular activity will be upgraded," he added.

Kozhevnikov explained that the station's navigation control will be assisted by gyrostabilizers running on electricity, which, in turn, will significantly reduce the demand for fuel.

"The technologies for manufacturing fuel compressors will also be revised," the chief designer emphasized.

In October last year, the CEO of the Zvezda research and production enterprise, Sergey Pozdnyakov, told TASS in an interview that a version of the lunar spacesuit for spacewalks from Russia’s future orbital station might be created.

In April 2021, the then Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov stated that the condition of the ISS left much to be desired, so Russia might focus on creating its own orbital station. At the moment, its preliminary design is underway. In October, Deputy Prime Minister, Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov told the media that the tentative cost of creating Russia’s future orbital station was already known.