A Russian scientist has expressed concerns that the country's planned space station could end up being contaminated with germs already on the International Space Station.
A Russian scientist has expressed concerns that the country's planned space station could end up being contaminated with germs already on the International Space Station .
However, Oleg Orlov, director of the Institute of Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences , has reportedly said that creating the ROSS station in this way could lead to"potentially pathogenic bacteria" spreading through and destroying parts of the station,Russia, a major International Space Station partner, is planning to create its own space station. Above, the ISS is seen shortly after the Space Shuttle Atlantis undocked in September 2006.
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