MUMBAI, November 11. /TASS/. Russia does not rule out cooperation with India in the implementation of the project on deploying the new Russian Orbital Station (ROS), Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov told reporters.

"We have decided to start deploying the new Russian Orbital Station in 2027. <…> Despite the fact that the station has a national status, within this project international cooperation is possible, including with our reliable partner India as well," he said.

The idea of creating Russia’s national orbital station was first outlined in April 2021. In October last year, Russia’s State Space Corporation Roscosmos Head Yury Borisov said that the station was estimated at 609 bln rubles until 2032, of which 150 bln rubles (about $1.7 bln) were intended to be spent in the first three years. The Roscosmos head said that the project was open for international cooperation and Russia had offered African countries and BRICS member states to participate in the station’s creation.