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The International Space Station got it's first nuts and bolts in 1998. Over 11 years later, the International Space Station has become a floating truck stop in space for astronauts from many countries. All taking a part in the construction of this massive International Space Station. The primary purpose of this space station is to conduct scientific experiments in space that will allow NASA to continue exploring the final frontier - Space!
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The ISS is a joint project among the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Japan, Canada and ten European nations.

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International Space Station

International Space StationThe International Space Station (ISS) is an internationally developed research facility currently being assembled in Low Earth Orbit. On-orbit construction of the station began in 1998 and is scheduled to be complete by 2011, with operations continuing until at least 2015. The ISS orbits at an altitude of approximately 150 miles above the surface of the Earth, traveling at an average speed of 27,724 kilometers (17,227 mi) per hour, completing 15.7 orbits per day. The station can be seen from the Earth with the naked eye, and, is the largest artificial satellite in Earth orbit, with a mass larger than that of any previous space station.

The International Space Station serves primarily as a research laboratory and is the largest satellite ever launched into orbit.

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The International Space Station (ISS) is by far the biggest and brightest of all the man-made objects orbiting the Earth.

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Station Cosmonauts Complete Spacewalk
Two Russian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) completed a six-hour and 15-minute spacewalk Thursday afternoon to ready for the removal of a docking module due to be flown back into Earth's atmosphere for incineration sometime next ...
China's next space mission to be manned, will attempt to dock with space ...
China has scheduled two space docking missions for this year and plans to complete a manned space station around 2020 to replace Tiangong 1. At about 60 tons, the Chinese station will be considerably smaller than the 16-nation International Space ...
Glenn worries the US is ceding its space leadership
In the meantime, US astronauts have no choice but to hitch rides to the International Space Station aboard Russian Soyuz spacecraft, relying on America's former Cold War rival for access to low-Earth orbit at more than $60 million a seat.
ISS astronauts snap pics of aurora borealis from space
Astronauts in orbit on the ISS take some of the coolest pics of earth that I have ever seen. The latest picture to be shared from the International Space Station is this one of the famed Northern Lights, otherwise known as aurora borealis.
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