The promising Russian orbital station (ROS) will receive protection from space debris and meteoroids. The deputy general designer of the Rocket and Space Corporation (RKK) Energia (part of the state corporation Roscosmos), the chief designer of ROS Vladimir Kozhevnikov said this in an interview with TASS.

“ROS protection against micrometeoroids and space debris will not differ significantly from the protection of the ISS. The ROS modules will be "dressed" in a kind of multi-layered armor - anti-meteoroid screens," he said.

The chief designer specified that the station will be protected from breakdown by particles up to one centimeter, which fly at a speed of up to ten kilometers per second. The ROS will also be able to dodge space debris like the ISS, he said. Maneuvers can be performed using the station's engines and docked ships.

The ROS also provides for shielding of the astronauts' stay areas. The radiation situation on board will be monitored by a specialized dosimetric control system.

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Earlier, space expert Dmitry Strugovets suggested that the ROS would not surpass the orbital stations at the disposal of the USSR and Russia, but would return the Russian manned program to the days of the Soviet Salyut stations.

In January, Yury Borisov, Director General of the state corporation Roscosmos, announced that the deployment of ROS is planned to begin in 2027. The station is needed to support the Russian manned cosmonautics after the end of the operation of the International Space Station.