Yuri Smirnov, head of the laboratory for the development and implementation of biomedical programs at the Institute of Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, referred to the envisaged possibility of creating a group of scientists who fly in space, reports TASS.
; It is a very interesting idea. We are considering the possibility of creating a group of specialists who can carry out research, the implementation of which is possible only by a professional, in conditions of space flight ', & mdash; he said.
Smirnov noted that the presence of specialists specializing in the body of cosmonauts would be very useful.
“ The accelerated training of narrow specialists for space flight will allow experiments that can only be performed by humans with special education '', & mdash; He explained.
Recall that the Nauka multifunctional laboratory module has been launched & nbsp; to the ISS from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on the Proton-M rocket; July 21. On July 29, the module successfully docked & nbsp; at ISS.
On July 31, the cosmonauts of the ISS & nbsp; have performed & nbsp; a video tour of the new module. & Nbsp;
It should be noted that according to & nbsp; future Science and two other modules under development for the ISS could become the basis for an independent Russian orbital station.