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The latest draft budget proposal suggests that the United States will no longer fund the International Space Station beyond 2025. The US has spent $87 billion on the station since its inception, and NASA is currently contributing $3 to $4 billion a year.
The International Space Station—a habitable artificial satellite in low Earth orbit—has been circling us for two decades and is expected to be used for another ten years, at least. The annual cost (about $125 billion) is shared between all participating countries: Canada (CSA), Japan (JAXA), Russia (Roscosmos), the United States, and 13 members of the European Space Agency (ESA).
The International Space Station—a habitable artificial satellite in low Earth orbit—has been circling us for two decades and is expected to be used for another ten years, at least. The annual cost (about $125 billion) is shared between all participating countries: Canada (CSA), Japan (JAXA), Russia (Roscosmos), the United States, and 13 members of the European Space Agency (ESA).