NASA Administrator Charles Bolden recently stated:
Over the weekend, I called NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, who is currently halfway through his one-year mission aboard the International Space Station, to congratulate him on setting the American records for both cumulative and continuous days in space.
I also took the opportunity to congratulate Commander Kelly -- and the rest of the space station crew -- for being part of a remarkable moment 5,478 days in the making: the 15th anniversary of continuous human presence aboard the space station.
ISS funding is expected can to continue through 2024, though Congress is a fickle institution so you never really know. But the ISS lasted this long, showing some decisions can still be made and financed.
