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The space station is located in orbit around the Earth at an altitude of approximately 410 km (250 mi), a type of orbit usually termed low Earth orbit (the actual height varies over time by several kilometers due to atmospheric drag and reboosts).
An international crew of seven people live and work while traveling at a speed of five miles per second, orbiting Earth about every 90 minutes. Sometimes more are aboard the station during a crew handover. In 24 hours, the space station makes 16 orbits of Earth, traveling through 16 sunrises and sunsets.
Follow the International Space Station's (ISS) construction and development history from this infographic provided by Space.com. Read about the construction of the most complex space project...
The International Space Station (ISS) is a large space station that was assembled and is maintained in low Earth orbit by a collaboration of five space agencies and their contractors: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), ESA (Europe), JAXA (Japan), and CSA (Canada). The ISS is the largest space station ever built.
Station Facts and Figures. Crew members live and work aboard the International Space Station orbiting Earth 16 times a day. The orbital outpost is larger than a six-bedroom house with six sleeping quarters, two bathrooms, a gym, and a 360-degree view bay window. Learn Facts About the Station.
The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest orbiting laboratory ever built. It is an international, technological, and political achievement. The five international partners include the space agencies of the United States, Canada, Russia, Europe, and Japan. The first parts of the ISS were sent and assembled in orbit in 1998.
usdz (15.97 MB) NASA explores the unknown in air and space, innovates for the benefit of humanity, and inspires the world through discovery. A 3D model of the International Space Station.
This category is for all diagrams and drawings of the configuration of the International Space Station in its various states of construction.
With the ISS, humans have been living and working in outer space for more than 10 years. In this article, we'll examine the early space station programs, the uses of space stations, and the future role of space stations in the exploration of outer space.
Follow the International Space Station's (ISS) construction and development history from this infographic provided by Space.com. Read about the construction of the most complex space...