The Russian space station to help in the development of the Arctic

The Russian orbital station will help in solving the problems of Arctic exploration, said in an interview to ria.ru Sergey Chernyshev, Vice President of the Russian Academy of Sciences. 
According to him, Russian scientists consider one of their priorities to be scientific support for the development of the Arctic, in particular, in such areas as energy supply, transport connectivity, Arctic materials science, geophysical and geological-mineralogical research, as well as new methods of exploration of mineral resources. 
"This also applies to a large extent to the space science program. We must use all tools to explore the Arctic zone more efficiently and deeply, and to advise our sailors who will work on the Northern Sea Route, as well as geologists, geophysicists, and climatologists on effective Arctic development," added the Vice President of the Russian Academy of Sciences. 
He said that there had been discussions about the orbit of the Russian space station. As a result, a polar orbit with an inclination of more than 90 degrees was chosen. This was done deliberately in order to use it to see the entire territory of the Russian Federation, including the Arctic zone. Only 10% of Russia's territory can be seen from the International Space Station, Chernyshev said.


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