The office of Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Manturov said that after a visit by NASA Administrator Isaacman, Russia and the United States have drawn up a joint plan under which International Space Station operations are planned to conclude at the end of 2030. The sides also discussed emergency mutual assistance for national orbital stations, lunar cooperation projects, and joint experiments in space medicine and biology. Construction on the ISS began in 1998 with an initial 15-year design

2026-07-15

The office of Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Manturov said that after a visit by NASA Administrator Isaacman, Russia and the United States have drawn up a joint plan under which International Space Station operations are planned to conclude at the end of 2030. The sides also discussed emergency mutual assistance for national orbital stations, lunar cooperation projects, and joint experiments in space medicine and biology. Construction on the ISS began in 1998 with an initial 15-year design life that was subsequently extended several times. The Russian segment's core Zvezda service module has experienced persistent leaks since 2019.