In May 2016, the space station marked its 100,000th orbit of the Earth. Solar Array Length: 239.4 feet (73 meters)Īs of June 2018, there have been 211 spacewalks conducted for station assembly and maintenance, totaling almost the equivalent of 55 days. Habitable Volume: 13,696 cubic feet (388 cubic meters) Each was launched separately and connected in space by astronauts. The ISS includes three main modules connected by nodes: the US Laboratory Module Destiny, the European Research Laboratory Columbus, and the Japanese Experiment Module Kibo (Hope). Information on ISS crews and expeditions can be found here. The 16 nations are the United States, Canada, Japan, Russia, Brazil, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Here’s a look at the International Space Station (ISS), a spacecraft built by a partnership of 16 nations.
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