posted 07-26-2022 09:31 AM               

"The decision to leave the station after 2024 has been made," said Yuri Borisov, who was appointed this month to run Roscosmos, a state-controlled corporation in charge of the country's space program.

The pronouncement came during a meeting between Mr. Borisov and President Vladimir Putin of Russia. Mr. Borisov told Mr. Putin that Russia would fulfill its commitments through 2024. "I think that by this time we will begin to form the Russian orbital station," he said.

posted 07-26-2022 11:46 AM               

At this point, it is just talk. As of this morning, Roscosmos had yet to inform NASA or the other international partners.

posted 07-26-2022 01:01 PM               

"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."

posted 07-26-2022 04:38 PM               

NASA is committed to the safe operation of the International Space Station through 2030, and is coordinating with our partners. NASA has not been made aware of decisions from any of the partners, though we are continuing to build future capabilities to assure our major presence in low-Earth orbit.

posted 07-27-2022 03:46 AM            

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Originally posted by dom:
Personally, I feel the ISS will outlive Putin...

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posted 07-27-2022 05:10 AM               

We all know space hardware needs to be replaced (e.g. Soyuz spacecraft docked onto the space station have a "lifetime" of six to eight months and need return before being exposed for that period!).

posted 07-27-2022 09:45 AM               

Analysis: Fractures in the partnership have appeared before, but if Moscow exits, keeping the station in orbit would not be easy.

posted 07-27-2022 02:36 PM               

"We're not getting any indication at any working level that anything's changed," Kathy Lueders, NASA's space operations chief, told Reuters on Wednesday, adding the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relations with Roscosmos remained "business as usual."

posted 10-27-2022 09:56 AM               

"The state corporation Roscosmos is allowed to conclude in 2023 a state contract for research and development works envisaging flight control of the International Space Station and the Russian Orbital Station, implementation of the program for scientific and applied research and experiments, logistic support for the operation of the Russian segment of the International Space Station and the Russian orbital station, transport and technical support for the Russian segment of the International Space Station and the Russian orbital station, and support for space crews’ simulation-based training," the document says.

The R&D will concern transport and technical support for the Russian segment of the ISS.

"The expected results are as follows: transport and technical support for the Russian segment of the International Space Station in 2023-2027, including the delivery to the station and return to Earth of Russian crews, as well as the delivery to the ISS of fuel and cargo crucial to maintaining the ISS in flight and the implementation of a long-term program for authorized works," the instruction says.

posted 11-17-2022 01:08 AM               

Russia will continue on the ISS, Kelly added, because it lends President Vladimir Putin "credibility with nations he wants to be aligned with."

"Basically to be able to say, 'well, I can't be all that bad because the Americans are still participating with me on the space station.'"

posted 11-17-2022 06:19 PM               

NASA, Japan Announce Space Station Extension

Japan's Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Keiko Nagaoka on Thursday (Nov. 17) announced Japan's commitment to participate in the International Space Station Program through 2030, the first international partner to join the United States in formally committing to space station operations through 2030.

NASA welcomed Japan's announcement of its continuation of space station operations through 2030. NASA and its international partners conduct critical science, research, and technology demonstrations aboard the orbiting laboratory. Japan's commitment to space station operations through 2030, along with the United States, will help continue maximizing humanity's understanding of the human health challenges associated with spaceflight and prove the technologies that will be needed for deep space exploration.

posted 02-22-2023 11:45 AM               

Roscosmos approves decision to extend ISS Russian segment's operation to 2028

The scientific-technical council of Russia's State Space Corporation Roscosmos has approved a decision to extend the operation of the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) to 2028, Roscosmos announced on Tuesday (Feb. 22).

"Today, the state corporation Roscosmos held a meeting of the presidium of its scientific-technical council, which examined and approved a decision by the council of chief designers to extend the service life of the Russian segment of the International Space Station to 2028," Roscosmos said in a statement.

The meeting was attended by the leadership of Roscosmos, its enterprises and organizations of the Russian Academy of Sciences that are contractors under the ISS project. In particular, the participants in the meeting discussed the technical condition of the ISS Russian segment and measures for extending its service life, medical provision and the expansion of the applied research program, it said.

"Based on the results of the scientific-technical council's meeting, Roscosmos will prepare documents for applying to the Russian government for extending the service life of the ISS Russian segment to 2028," the statement reads.

At its session at the Energia Space Rocket Corporation in early February, the council of chief designers recommended extending the service life of the ISS Russian segment to 2028.

Roscosmos Chief Yury Borisov told TASS in November last year that the term of Russia's participation in the ISS project would depend on the technical condition of the Russian segment, the timeframe of deploying the new Russian Orbital Station (ROS), the commencement of space flights to the national orbiter and some other factors.

On his part, Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov said in late October 2022 that Russia deemed it possible to extend the service life of the ISS Russian segment to 2028 until Russia deployed the national orbital station in its minimal configuration.

posted 04-27-2023 03:45 PM               

Partners Extend International Space Station for Benefit of Humanity

The International Space Station partners have committed to extending the operations of this unique platform in low Earth orbit where, for more than 22 years, humans have lived and worked for the benefit of humanity, conducting cutting-edge science and research in microgravity. The United States, Japan, Canada, and the participating countries of ESA (European Space Agency) have confirmed they will support continued space station operations through 2030 and Russia has confirmed it will support continued station operations through 2028. NASA will continue to work with its partner agencies to ensure an uninterrupted presence in low Earth orbit, as well as a safe and orderly transition from the space station to commercial platforms in the future.

"The International Space Station is an incredible partnership with a common goal to advance science and exploration," said Robyn Gatens, director of the International Space Station Division at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "Extending our time aboard this amazing platform allows us to reap the benefits of more than two decades of experiments and technology demonstrations, as well as continue to materialize even greater discovery to come."

Since its launch in 1998, the International Space Station has been visited by 266 individuals from 20 countries. The space station is a unique scientific platform where crew members conduct experiments across multiple disciplines of research, including Earth and space science, biology, human physiology, physical sciences and technology demonstrations that could not be done on Earth. The crew living aboard the station are the hands of thousands of researchers on the ground conducting more than 3,300 experiments in microgravity. Now, in its third decade of operations, the station is in the decade of results when the platform can maximize its scientific return. Results are compounding, new benefits are materializing, and innovative research and technology demonstrations are building on previous work.

The space station is one of the most complex international collaborations ever attempted. It was designed to be interdependent, relies on contributions from across the partnership to function, and no partner currently has the capability to operate the space station without the other.