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International Space station. The international space station is a large spacecraft in orbit around Earth . The space station is also a unique science laboratory. Several nations worked together to build and use the space station. . It’s purpose.
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International Space station The international space station is a large spacecraft in orbit around Earth . The space station is also a unique science laboratory. Several nations worked together to build and use the space station.
It’s purpose • The purpose of international space station is to enable astronaut to make different experiments about space. • Also it is to enable human beings to find the secrets about the universe.
What do the astronaut do there? • There are several daily tasks and maintenance operations an astronaut must do, as well as scientific experiments. • Every day astronauts must get 2.5 hours of exercise just to maintain normal muscle tone and ordinary fitness levels. • Astronauts are also often ask to give interviews to update those of us back home. • The main reason they are at the international space station is for science.
About the universe • The universe is everything that exists, including the things we cannot see and do not know about .It is hard to imagine just how enormous the universe is, because it seems to have no beginning and no end... • Most of the universe is just empty space, but floating around in this space are galaxies like the milky way. These galaxies contain millions of stars of all different ages. Some of these stars have special families like our solar system. • To this day ,we have only explored a very small part of the universe.
European space agency • The European space agency (ESA) was started in 1975,and is made up of 20 countries. • Most of these countries are too small to take part in any big space projects on their one. • European countries now make some of the most important rockets and satellites in the world. • European satellites are used by millions of people every day. The countries that are members of ESA are: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France,Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania,Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the united Kingdom.