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International Space Station

☆  ISS (international space station)  The International Space Station was built in 1998 and has been continuously inhabited since 2000. It measures about 400 feet long, 200 feet wide, and 300 feet high. The ISS consists of 11 major components that include: Zvezda service module, core module, truss segment, solar arrays, radiators, cooling system, Columbus laboratory, Japanese Experiment Module Kibo, European Laboratory Destiny, Russian Orbital Segment , and crew quarters. There are many scientific experiments being conducted at the moment aboard the ISS , including those related to human health, physics, astronomy, biology, environmental science, life sciences, materials research, technology demonstration, and fundamental experiment.  ●The ISS (Internation Space Station) was built by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The station is composed of modules assembled spaceward from 2000, including the Russian Zvezda Ser...