Russia patents technology for launching drones to maintain orbital space station

RUSSIA has patented a technology for launching automatic spacecraft from an orbital station, which will become the world's first drone platform equipped with robots for its maintenance.

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This technology is planned to be tested at the Russian Orbital Station (ROS) and later applied in the exploration of the Moon.

First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov told President Vladimir Putin at a meeting here that by 2030, Russia must ensure a planned transition to its own orbital station module-by-module.