10 things about International Space Station(ISS) ...

[Sai Jai]

Have you ever noticed a fast moving
dot of light speeding across the clear
night sky? If yes, then you may have
seen the International Space Station
(ISS) orbiting your planet. The ISS was
launched to the earth's orbit on
November 20, 1998. In order to help the
scientists understand the mysteries of
the universe, the space station was
constructed.
Let's take a look at 10 interesting facts
about the International Space Station:
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space
Administration), Roscosmos (Russian
Federal Space Agency), JAXA (Japan
Aerospace Exploration Agency), ESA
(European Space Agency), and the
Canadian Space Agency had
contributed to the development of the
International Space Station
The ISS is controlled by 52 computers
stationed on Earth
The electrical power system of the ISS
is connected by eight miles of wire
Over 115 space flights were conducted
on five types of launch vehicles

 

[Sai Jai]

RE: 10 things about International space centre ...

to
construct the ISS
There have been 188 spacewalks from
the International Space Station
It cost 120 billion dollars to build the
ISS, the most for any single project
ever on Earth
As many as 16 nations contributed to
the construction of the ISS. They are
the United States, Russia, Canada,
Japan, Belgium, the United Kingdom,
Brazil, Denmark, France, Germany,
Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain,
Sweden and Switzerland
The ISS circles the Earth once in every
90 minutes
The International Space Station can be
seen with the naked eye from almost
everywhere on Earth
The purpose behind building the space
station was to provide a space
environment research laboratory and
observatory to its crew members so
that they could do experiment on
subjects related to biology, physics,
astronomy, and meteorology. SOURCE

 

[Sai Jai]

Still i didnt see ... :s:s:nj