; Whereas as the largest structure that humans have ever put into space, the ISS is made up of pressurized modules held together by external trusses and powered by a vast array of solar panels; Whereas the ISS is the length of a football field, and the solar array has the wingspan of a Boeing 777; Whereas orbiting the globe every 92 minutes at an altitude of roughly 250 miles, the ISS is large enough to be seen from the surface of the Earth by the naked eye; Whereas the ISS has been significantly upgraded to allow for an extension of its mission to enable cutting edge research; Whereas the ISS is the key enabler of commercial opportunities in low-Earth orbit; Whereas the ISS platform is essential to furthering human exploration by providing critical research and system testing for upcoming crewed exploration missions to the Moon and Mars; and Whereas the ISS is critical to maintaining United States leadership in low-Earth orbit: Now, therefore, be it