The four-year extension had been was proposed by the US in January 2014 to extend the ISS project beyond 2020 in the hope of using the facility as a foothold for an eventual manned mission to Mars.
Out of the 15 countries involved in the ISS, Russia and Canada have already expressed their intent to remain in the project, while European members are yet to decide. This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 8 December 2015.
Being the only Asian member of the ISS project, Japan plans to stick with the extended project. It has outlined a condition that other Asian countries should get a chance to use the Japanese laboratory unit Kibo, which is currently shared with the US.
Moreover, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is also considering providing a next-generation life-support system to the ISS. So far, Japan has invested $7.3 billion toward the ISS project which had been constructed between 1998 and 2011 in an orbit some 400 km above Earth. It is a massive facility that consists of laboratories, living quarters, solar panels and other sections.
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