OPSEK: Planned habitable artificial satellite by Russia
Q. OPSEK is planned habitable artificial satellite in Low Earth orbit by -- Published on 03 Nov 15a. USA
b. India
c. Russia
d. China
ANSWER: Russia
- The Orbital Piloted Assembly and Experiment Complex (OPSEK) is a planned habitable artificial satellite in Low Earth orbit.
- It is seen as a Russian successor of the International Space Station (ISS) which is scheduled to be decommissioned in 2020.
- It is part of a deep-space network of space stations supporting manned exploration of the Solar system.
- Components of manned interplanetary ships are planned to be sent to the station for assembly before departing to Mars, the Moon, and possibly Saturn.
- Returning crew from these missions shall recover on the station before returning to Earth.
