According to an article on the CNN U.S. blog site Russia has said that it does not plan to use the ISS past 2020. This move puts into doubt whether or not NASA will be able to make an argument for extending the life of the laboratory to 2024 or longer.
Officials in Russia have stated that Russia will redirect it's efforts in different directions and on to other projects after 2020.
From the article:
- NASA released a statement saying that the U.S. space agency "has not received any official notification from the Government of Russia on any changes in our space cooperation at this point."
Since NASA retired the shuttles the only way to reach the ISS has been aboard the Russian Soyuz spacecraft.
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