Russia’s Next Space Station Could Reuse Its ISS Parts—Leaks and All

The International Space Station (ISS) is due to retire soon, plunging into the South Pacific Ocean after being dragged down through Earth’s atmosphere. But perhaps not all of the space station will be lost, with Russia announcing new plans to reuse its segment of the ISS for its own orbital station.

Russia has reluctantly agreed to keep its cosmonauts on board the ISS until 2028, after which the Roscosmos space agency plans to turn its focus toward the Russian Orbital Space Station,…