Russia confirmed that the International Space Station can operate normally until 2028!

NASA in the United States is happy, and may even agree to the U.S. plan to operate until 2030.

TASS published an article on July 21st.

A NASA expert group arrived in Moscow on July 15th, first participating in the "Soyuz-Apollo" flight 50th anniversary event held at the space museum.

Robert Cabana, director of the Kennedy Space Center, gave a moving speech, and finally said, "We need to continue to cooperate on the International Space Station"...

This news came as a surprise.

Reminder: In September 2019, the International Space Station (ISS) discovered an air leak that exceeded normal levels - an emergency signal was triggered due to high oxygen partial pressure.

People have always suspected whether 100% micro-crack sealing was actually achieved.

However, the Russian space agency officially responded as follows: "The station's status is considered safe and can continue to fly. At least until 2028, the International Space Station will operate in normal mode."

This information made Americans very happy.

The phrase "at least until 2028" has been given a more optimistic tone, probably giving NASA hope that Russia will eventually agree to extend the service life of the International Space Station to 2030, which is what the United States hopes for.

According to a report released by the Office of the Inspector General of NASA in 2024, the United States has a plan to operate the International Space Station (ISS) until 2030, and plans to perform a controlled re-entry into the atmosphere in early 2031.

However, the report also pointed out that if no alternative solution can be found, such as a private orbital station to take over, NASA does not want to rush to retire the International Space Station.

Americans have a desire to be independent of Russia in the space field.

The problem is that the Russian "Zvezda" module is not only a general module for the Russian segment, but it can be said to be a general module for the entire International Space Station. It provides power supply, life support, docking nodes for the "Progress" cargo modules and "Soyuz" spacecraft, wastewater treatment, and is the main energy source of the propulsion system of the International Space Station.

Without the "Zvezda" segment, there would be no most reliable emergency rescue spacecraft "Soyuz".

Therefore, the information from the Russian space agency about the standard condition of the Russian segment of the space station made NASA very happy and injected the hope of at least another 5-7 years of cooperation.

We look forward to the Russian space agency finally making a decision on this matter.

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