In June 2009, Roscosmos (Russian Federal Space Agency) has officially declared about the intention to "build and prepare for operation the first elements of the orbital assembly and experimental piloted space complex by the end of the ISS life cycle." That means that before the predicted decommissioning of the International Space Station in the 2020s, Roscosmos plans to detach some of its modules, such as the Multipurpose Laboratory Module (to be launched to the ISS in 2017), Nauka, and Node modules, and use them as the basis for a new space station. According to the Russian manned spaceflight contractor RKK Energia, the new station must be able to perform the following tasks: large spacecraft assembly, flight tests and launches, creating, servicing and completing inter-orbital tugs, and providing medical and biological conditions required for the rehabilitation of interplanetary expedition crews after their return to Earth orbit. In other words, when ISS's time will come, Russian modules will be used to assemble a new station - Orbital Piloted Assembly and Experiment Complex (OPSEK). What do you think about it? Share your thoughts with me