The announcement came in a meeting with Vladimir Putin.
, the state-owned enterprise that leads the country's space program.
"Of course, we will fulfill all our obligations to our partners, but the decision to leave this station after 2024 has been made. I think that by this time we will begin to form the Russian orbital station," he told Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, at a meeting.It's too soon to tell what this means for the ISS. U.S. astronaut Kjell Lindgren told reporters at a news conference on research being done aboard the space station that the news hadn't changed operations aboard the craft.
“That is very recent news... we haven’t heard anything officially. Of course, you know, we were trained to do a mission up here, and that mission is one that requires the whole crew," he said,This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates about the future of the International Space Station.Stay ahead with the latest science, technology and innovation news, for free:
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