International Space Station
Operational
The International Space Station is a permanently crewed laboratory in low Earth orbit focused on microgravity research, technology demonstrations, and international operations. It represents a partnership between NASA, Roscosmos, ESA, JAXA, and CSA. Supports long-running materials, biology, fluids, combustion, and human-health research. Validates hardware, operations, and commercial systems for future missions beyond LEO. Crew time is divided between experiments, maintenance, robotics, cargo, and exercise.
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Typical …
- ~7.7 km/s16 orbits/day
- Speed
- 51.6°
- Inclination
- 7
- Crew
- ~419,725 kg
- Mass
- Modular orbital research station
- Type
- 8
- Docking ports
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