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International Space Station

International Space Station. A research facility assembled in orbit arround Earth Joint project between five space agencies. National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA , United States) Russian Federal Space Agency ( Roskosmos , Russian Federation)

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International Space Station

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  1. International Space Station

  2. A research facility assembled in orbit arround Earth Joint project between five space agencies National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA, United States) Russian Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos, Russian Federation) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA, Japan) Canadian Space Agency (CSA, Canada) European Space Agency (ESA, Europe) What is it all about?

  3. the U.S. Space Station Freedom The ISS is a merger of Freedom with other previously planned space stations. projected completion date of 2010 Largest so far ;P Space Stations: Russia's Mir 2, EuropeanColumbus and the JapaneseExperiment Module A Continuation of…

  4. The Space Analog of Scapto? • The first resident crew entered the station on November 2nd, 2000 • Provides a permanent human presence in space

  5. Structures and design • a set of communicating pressurized modules connected to a truss • Powered by the Sun

  6. Modules Launched two Russian modules Zarya and Zvezda and two US modules Destiny and Node 1. Modules to be Launched Harmony (Node 2) — August 2007 Columbus Laboratory Module — October 2007 Japanese Experiment Module — 2008/2009 Multipurpose Laboratory Module — 2009 Node 3 and Cupola — 2010 Russian Research Module — 2010 or later Pressurized modules so far…

  7. Life Support • Provides/controls elements such as atmospheric pressure, oxygen levels, water, fire extinguishing etc. • The system recycles fluid from the sink, shower, urine, and condensation

  8. An estimated 100-130 billion $ A Ferrari Enzo The Costs… • A full Harvard Tuition for four years • Feed some hungry kids

  9. Some criticism • A waste of both time and tax money • Those money could be spent for solving Earth problems • Actual research has been trivial even compared to low expectations • Requires too much maintenance • Its highly inclined orbit, means American launches need to carry more fuel

  10. THANK YOU!

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