The nation’s support for the International Space Station until 2028 is a relief for international scientists who depend on it for their research.
Roscosmos cosmonaut Dmitri Petelin and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio work on spacesuit maintenance aboard the International Space Station in November 2022.Russia’s decision to extend its support for the International Space Station until 2028 is a boon for space science, say researchers who depend on the station to conduct their experiments.
“Right now, the ISS is pretty much the only microgravity spaceflight environment available to scientists,” says Anna-Lisa Paul, a plant space biologist at the University of Florida. “The ISS is the only game in town.” Kish is a collaborator on the Exocube project, which involves the installation of an ‘exposure platform’ on the ISS that allows experiments to be exposed to the vacuum of space. Exocube is expected to launch to the ISS by the European Space Agency and industry partners in 2024.
De Vera led the Biology and Mars Experiment — a joint ESA–Roscosmos space-exposure experiment to investigate the limits of life and potential habitability of Mars, which launched to the ISS in 2014. He is preparing for a follow-up experiment called BIOSIGN, which is expected to launch in 2026.Researchers expect that, beyond 2028, there will be more reliance on private companies for research in space.
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