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[i] "We haven't received any official word from the partner as to the news today," said Robyn Gatens, ISS director at NASA Headquarters. She speculated that the comments referenced Russia's long-term plans for low Earth orbit operations after the ISS, much as NASA is working to stimulate development of commercial space stations to succeed the ISS. "I think the Russians, just like us, are thinking ahead to what's next for them. As we're planning for a transition after 2030 to commercially owned and operated space stations in low Earth orbit, they have similar plans." Gatens spoke after a live video link with NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren and Jessica Watkins on the ISS. "We haven't heard anything officially" about Russia's plans, Lindgren said, adding that "everybody is working together" on the station now to carry out research and keep the station functioning. ... "We're going to go to 2030 full up," said Joel Montalbano, NASA ISS program manager, during comments at the conference. "Anybody who thinks that there is a different plan, you're wrong. We're going to 2030."[/i]
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