'NASA's lack of a sufficient process to identify its heritage assets can jeopardize the preservation of irreplaceable historic property.'
The report, which assumes a, also explains what NASA wants to do with the complex in the years that it has left. The goals include using the complex to perform scientific research, expand the burgeoning commercial space industry and enable international cooperation. Another of the objectives, which NASA titles"Inspire Humankind," calls for engaging the public"through different platforms to communicate the values that [the] ISS brings to the nation and the world.
"Any decision to return artifacts from [the] space station would happen at a later date based on any available cargo space as we will prioritize science return," the statement concluded.
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