ESA wants International Space Station to live longer

November 25, 2008

The European Space Agency (ESA) on Tuesday said it hoped the International Space Station (ISS), whose operational life beyond 2015 remains uncertain, would continue working until at least 2020.

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GrayMouser - Nov 25, 2008
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The Congress kept cutting funding, forcing NASA to cut functionality, until the ISS is a shadow of what it could be. I was surprised the other "partners" didn't drop the whole thing.
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