international space station

     

The International Space Station (ISS) is a research facility currently being assemble in space. The on-orbit assembly of ISS began in 1998. The space station is in a low Earth orbit and can be seen from Earth with the naked eye: it has an altitude of approximately 350 km (217 mi) above the surface of the Earth, and travels at an average speed of 27,700 km (17,210 statute miles) per hour, completing 15.77 orbits per day.

Trivia about international space station

  • Seen here is an artist's conception; it should be fully operational in 2004 after 44 launches
  • Michael Folle & Alexander Kaleri left this in 2004, the first time it was without a crew inside
  • Per NASA, with 16 participating nations, it's the largest cooperative scientific project in history
  • The Powerhouse Museum in Sydney has a full-size replica of this extraterrestrial lab now flying over the Earth
  • In 2005 a crucial part of Discovery's mission was to deliver supplies here
  • This multinational orbital project abbreviated I.S.S. houses numerous research modules
  • In 1999 Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman astronaut, visited this, the ISS
  • Pizza Hut paid $1 million to deliver a pie to Yuri Usachov, who was here at the time
  • Cosmonaut Yuri Onufrienko & U.S. astronaut Carl Walz were part of the crew of Expedition Four to this

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  • Life-Forms Found Living On International Space Station
  • Marine Plankton Found On Surface Of International Space Station
  • "Marine Plankton Found On Surface Of International Space Station"
  • Scientists shocked to discover plankton on exterior of International Space Station: For those who believe ther...
  • Scientists shocked to discover plankton on exterior of International Space Station via @SpeedReads
  • Timelapse Video of Cygnus Release from the Space Station
  • Marine Plankton Found On Surface Of International Space Station via @IFLScience
  • #ilfs Marine Plankton Found On Surface Of International Space Station #science
  • This is awesome!!
  • I can’t be the only one who read this and immediately thought maybe plankton is from space, not the other way around?
  • Russians find extraterrestrial microbes on International Space Station
  • RT @SpeedReads: Scientists shocked to discover plankton on exterior of International Space Station:
  • Krustry Krab will be his! MT @SpeedReads Scientists discover plankton on exterior of International Space Station:
  • RT @WorldNScience: Stunning: The international space station in orbit!
  • 24/7 Camera on the International Space Station! Beautiful! ISS HD Earth Viewing Experiment
  • Good Heavens! Scientists shocked to discover plankton on exterior of International Space Station via @SpeedReads
  • Astronaut tweets amazing images of aurora from International Space Station
  • Aurora borealis captured by @astro_reid on the International Space Station today
  • Cosmonauts ventured outside the International Space Station yesterday. Check out their photos:
  • Photos of #earth tweeted by @astro_reid from the International Space Station are about as cool as it gets.
  • International Space Station flies over Burlington Ontario at 9:10 PM, Visible: 4 min, Max Height: 48 degrees, Appears: NNW, Disappears: E
  • Moonrise from the space station - Awesome view of the moonrise from the International Space Station. Taken by...
  • So the International Space Station will be above us at around 9:10 #funfact
  • The International Space Station at first glance looks like a fast-moving plane, shining reddish orange in the sky.
  • Only a few clouds in the Philly area... Great conditions for spotting the International Space Station @ 9:11pm moving NNW to ESE for 3 min.!
  • #Photo: #Aurora #Lights #Visible #From #International #Space #Station - @astro_reid #astroreid
  • 'Unbelievable': Astronaut captures incredible images of aurora over Earth from the International Space Station
  • Time Lapse Of Earth From The International Space Station |Higher Perspective via @AlteringMinds
  • Now that's how to watch an aurora: Astronaut captures incredible images from ... - Daily Mail
  • RT @HansB001: RT: @JulioCesar_GTI-"@IBMcloud: Want to see the International Space Station? @IBMBluemix can make it happen:
  • Photo: Aurora lights visible from International Space Station - @astro_reid via @breaking
  • RT: @JulioCesar_GTI-"@IBMcloud: Want to see the International Space Station? @IBMBluemix can make it happen:
  • Photo: Aurora lights visible from International Space Station - @astro_reid via @Breaking
  • RT @dsolana: The recent Super Moon, taken from the International Space Station by cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev
  • RT @blastr: Raaaats in spaaaace: Why @NASA is planning to send a team of rat astronauts to the International Space Station.
  • Why NASA is planning to send a team of rat astronauts to the International Space Station
  • Photo: Aurora lights visible from International Space Station - @astro_reid: Photo: Aurora lights visible from...
  • "@astro_reid: Unbelievable. Northern Lights from the International Space Station.
  • Photo: Aurora lights visible from International Space Station - @astro_reid https://t.co/UQU0iykKk0 via @breaking
  • RT @IntThings: A stunning photograph of the Northern Lights seen from the International Space Station.
  • RT @planetepics: A stunning photograph of Northern Lights seen from the International Space Station.
  • #salingfollow Photo: Aurora lights visible from International Space Station - @astro_reid
  • #Photo: Aurora lights visible from International Space Station - astro_reid
  • Photo: Aurora lights visible from International Space Station - @astro_reid
  • Russian spacewalkers working outside of #ISS successfully deploy nanosatellite by hand.
  • RT @IRislasque: Caribbean Sea Viewed from the International Space Station
  • You know what's hype? Marine plankton have been found growing on the outside of the ISS
  • Life found on the exterior of ISS.
  • for those wondering, yes i'm on the international space station
  • Photo: Aurora lights visible from International Space Station - @astro_reid