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Multi-Nation Summit Of Space Agency Heads Reflects

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Monday, July 21st, 2008

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Opposition To Early International Space Station Retirement Five global space-program leaders voiced concern that the International Space Station (ISS) should be operational through the end of the next decade at least, instead of retiring by 2016 as current U.S. official plans envision. They also outlined plans to ensure that there will be sufficient spacecraft to move personnel and cargo to the space station after the U.S. space shuttle fleet retires by October 2010. Those participating in the space station program…

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