The Station targets 2028

From left to right, the heads of the ISS’ space agency partners united in Tokyo, Japan: Keiji Tachikawa (JAXA - Japan), Charles Bolden (NASA – United State), Anatoly Perminov (Roscosmos - Russia), Jean-Jacques Dordain (ESA - Europe) and Steve MacLean (CSA - Canada).
Crédit : JAXA

The heads of the International Space Station’s space agency partners met in Tokyo, Japan, on 11 March 2010 (above photograph). Once together, they reaffirmed the importance of the ISS’ future use given that its assembly will soon be finished and that the permanent crews (Expeditions) now total 6 astronauts. NASA, Roscosmos, the ESA, JAXA and the ASC also want to certify on-orbit elements beyond 2020 so that they can continue using the Station until 2028.

Press release on the ESA website

Published on 12 March 2010

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