NASA confirms Russia will not leave ISS until 2028.

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The United States and Russia are two of the nations that collaborated to build the International Space Station (ISS).

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Russia will remain a member of the ISS through at least 2028, according to NASA.

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The Russian portion of the station was supposed to be shut down in 2024 according to the prior agreement between the two nations.

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The ISS will continue to run and be maintained as long as Russia is actively involved in it.

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The only artificial satellite that can support human habitation is the International Space Station, which has been running continuously since 2000.

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The station provides a platform for microgravity experiments and scientific study.

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As part of the Artemis programme to send people back to the Moon, NASA and its international partners want to deploy the Gateway, a lunar colony, in the 2020s.

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The plans for the Gateway and the Artemis programme by NASA won't be affected by Russia's presence in the ISS.

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