MOSCOW, 28 Apr. International Space Station program countries have supported the extension of its operation beyond 2024, according to a statement from the American space agency NASA.
«»The United States, Japan, Canada and the countries participating in the European Space Agency confirmed that will support the continued operation of the space station until 2030, and Russia has confirmed that it will support the continued operation of the station until 2028,” the message says. .
The US, EU and Japan announced plans to continue working on the ISS until 2030. Russia informed its partners in the ISS about the decision to extend its participation in the program until 2028; previously, the possibility of stopping the operation of the station after 2024 was not ruled out. However, as stated in mid-April at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Roskosmos CEO Yuri Borisov, the country's government decided to extend participation in the project and now «the time has come to discuss in detail the issues of creating the Russian orbital station.»