Afterward Russia Invades Ukraine over 12 months ago, senior figures at the country’s space agency threatens to withdraw from the International Space Station – even go as far as Reveal your own future competitor with space base. But now, a year later, the country has pledged to keep its place on the ISS until 2028.
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News from NASA this morning after the US space agency confirmed that support for the low-Earth orbit base would continue until 2030. After that date, NASA plan to leave the station orbit – which means crashing it into the Pacific Ocean.
But before it all fell apart, NASA confirmed that the United States, Japan, Canada and the participating countries of The European Space Agency will continue to operate the ISS. In the same announcement, it was also confirmed that Russia will continue to carry out station operations until 2028.
“The International Space Station is an incredible partnership with the common goal of advancing science and exploration,” said Robyn Gates, director of the International Space Station Division at NASA.said in a press release.
“Extending our time on this amazing platform allows us to reap the benefits of more than two decades of technology testing and demonstration, as well as continuing to realize even greater discoveries. Bigger coming.”
Over the next seven years, NASA and its collaborators will work to ensure “an uninterrupted presence in low Earth orbit”. The global space agencies also confirmed that they would be working towards a “safe and orderly transition” from the ISS and to the ISS. Commercial platforms are under development by private space agencies around the world.
While NASA continuing its Artemis missions to develop a human presence on the moon, there are three prominent projects that could replace the ISS in orbit.
Based on Wiredtop three contenders includes facilities recommended by Blue Origin, Nanoracks and Northrop Grumman. Each proposal will include spaces dedicated to science and research, in addition to commercial spaces.
According to NASAMost recently, the ISS will remain operational until the end of the decade. At that point, they hope that some future space base will launch their first elements into orbit.
