On Information-Control System Modernization Introduced in the Russian Segment of International Space Station

The article deals with information-control system modernization of the Russian segment at the International Space Station. This system provides implementation of various space experiments conducted onboard the International Space Station. Due to the increasing complexity of space experiments to be conducted onboard the station, the existing performance capabilities and computational resources of the information-control system seem to be insufficient. In our paper we examine all stages of updating the information-control system and analyze the performance of already modernized equipment on the basis of the most significant experiments. Findings of the research show that the modernization was effective, and it was confirmed by the results obtained during the space experiments conducted on the basis of the information-control system.

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