Space Station May Stay in Orbit 5 More Years

Photo: The International Space Station as seen by the departing space shuttle Discovery. NASA

From FOX News:

The U.S. and major foreign partners on the International Space Station have agreed in principle to keep it operating through 2020, at least five years beyond the current deadline, according to government and industry officials.

There had been looming questions about the future of the space station — which took nearly two decades and more than $100 billion to design and build — because until now, the major partners hadn't committed to keeping it going past 2015.

An extension could give new momentum to the scientific research conducted there, which initially was delayed by false starts and problems finishing assembly of the station.

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