![]() | As researchers make increasing use of the International Space Station, some wonder what the long-term fate of the station is. Jeff Foust reports that as NASA studies options for a post-2024 ISS transition plan, commercial users want nearer-term certainty about the station’s future. News content on this website, where abstracts are taken from full articles elsewhere, are assumed public domain. All uncredited images are assumed as public domain with the exception of logos which are generally trademarks of the organisation whose materials are cited. | ![]() |