RAS Institute plans to form a group of scientists for space flights
The head of the laboratory for the development and implementation of biomedical programs at the Institute of Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yuri Smirnov, announced the considered possibility of creating a group of scientists who will fly into space, TASS reports.
“This is a very interesting idea. We are considering the possibility of creating a group of specialists who can conduct research, the implementation of which is possible only by a professional, in space flight conditions, ”he said.
Smirnov noted that the presence of specialized specialists in the cosmonaut corps would be very useful.
“Accelerated training of narrow specialists for space flight will enable experiments that can only be performed by a person with a specialized education,” he explained.
Recall that the multifunctional laboratory module “Science” was launched to the ISS from the Baikonur cosmodrome on the Proton-M rocket on July 21. On July 29, the module successfully docked to the ISS.
On July 31, astronauts from the ISS conducted a video tour of the new module.
It should be noted that, according to experts, in the future Nauka and two other modules being developed for the ISS may become the basis for an independent Russian orbital station.
