And the other major partners have signed on through 2030.
That vague departure date left open the possibility that Russia would actually stay aboard for a few more years — and that's exactly what's going to happen, we learned today .this afternoon.
The other major ISS partners — the space agencies of Europe, Canada and Japan — have signed on through 2030, the update added, joining NASA in committing to the orbiting lab through the envisioned end of its operational life. The ISS partners began building the orbiting lab in 1998, and it has been continuously occupied by rotating astronaut crews since November 2000.
During that time, 266 people from 20 different countries have visited the ISS and conducted more than 3,300 experiments in its unique"Now, in its third decade of operations, the station is in the decade of results when the platform can maximize its scientific return," agency officials wrote in today's update."Results are compounding, new benefits are materializing, and innovative research and technology demonstrations are building on previous work.
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