International Space Station

ISS, ambitious project of the great nations to create a cooperative space station during the early 2000's

The International Space Station (ISS) is a research facility currently being assembled in  space. The building of ISS started in 1998. The station is in a low Earth orbit and can be seen from Earth with the naked eye: its altitude varies from 319.6 km to 346.9 km above the surface of the Earth (198.6 to 215.6 mi). It travels at an average speed of 27,744 km (17,240 mi) per hour, completing 15.7 orbits per day. The ISS is a joint project between the space agencies of the United States (NASA), Russia (RKA), Japan (JAXA), Canada (CSA) and several European countries (ESA).
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