Russian space agency endorses ISS until 2024

Russia plans to stay part of the International Space Station partnership until 2024, then undock its modules to create a standalone base in orbit, the Russian space agency announced Tuesday. A statement posted to the Russian space agency’s website said a meeting of the Roscosmos science and technical council considered Russia’s future human spaceflight plans, favoring the continued use of the International Space Station until 2024. Then Russia plans to remove its modules from the International Space Station to form an all-Russian complex in orbit. More

(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Feb 25)