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International Space Station operations: through 2030

NASA and major International Space Station partners currently describe station operations as continuing through 2030.

Official material describes operations through 2030, so Time to Go represents 2030 as a year-long horizon rather than fabricating a decommissioning date.

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International Space Station operations: through 2030

The end of the ISS operational era is a major transition point for continuous human research in low Earth orbit and for the move toward commercial destinations.

The 2030 horizon is an operations plan/commitment, not an exact shutdown day.

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