In Nizhny Novgorod, a part of the future Russian Orbital Station was showcased. At the CIPR exhibition, models of three of its modules were presented: a universal nodal module, a scientific and power module, and an airlock module. The main point here is not just the modules themselves, but the fact that they were transferred from the imported engineering program Creo to the domestic T-Flex PLM system.
T-Flex PLM is a Russian digital environment for industrial design. Simply put, in such a program, engineers create 3D models, work with drawings, parts, assemblies, and all documentation for a complex product.
Some elements of the Russian Orbital Station are already being developed entirely in T-Flex. These include a monolithic active phased array antenna, gearboxes, and solar panels.
Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev previously emphasized that the Russian Orbital Station should be created exclusively based on Russian digital solutions. Among such solutions, he named the "Logos" program and T-Flex.
According to the plan, in 2026, the "Prichal" nodal module of the Russian segment of the ISS is to be deorbited. After that, a new universal nodal module is expected to be installed, to which the scientific and power module will then be attached.
In 2030, these modules, along with the "Nauka" laboratory module, are to undock from the ISS. The formation of the national station in orbit is planned to be completed by 2034.
