2. History
Launched on November 20, 1998
Up for about 14 years
Took 10 years to build
June 1999 with Discovery made the third ISS
mission, supplying the two modules with tools and
cranes
3. Important Facts:
16 countries paid for the ISS
five times as large as the U.S. Skylab.
manage 20 times as many signals as the Space Shuttle
4. Structure
o The ISS is 230 miles in height
o made to go at the speed of 17,500 mph
o is larger than a five-bedroom house.
5. Interesting Facts:
52 computers control the ISS
up and running since 1998
four times as large as the space station Mir
6. Mission
The mission of ISS is to enable long-term
exploration of space
Also to provide benefits to people on Earth.
mission is the second to launch under NASA's
Commercial Resupply Services program
International Space Station experienced a loss
of communication with the Mission Control in
Houston
8. Manned or Unmanned
• The ISS was manned
• Made for 16 countries.
• Expedition 1 crew, the first humans aboard the International
Space Station in November
• (left to right) cosmonaut Yuri P. Gidzenko, Soyuz
commander; astronaut William M. Shepherd, mission
commander; and cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev,
flight engineer
9. Facts:
Orbits Earth every 90 min.
8 miles of wire will connect the electrical power
system
110 kilowatts of power for the ISS will be supplied by
an acre of solar panels
10. Citing Resources
o http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.ht
ml
o Video shown by Mrs. Culton
o http://space.about.com/cs/iss/a/iss.htm
o http://www.boeing.com/defense-
space/space/spacestation/overview/facts.html
o http://blogs.voanews.com/science-world/2012/11/05/nasa-
makes-it-easier-to-spot-space-station/
o http://www.space.com/19948-spacex-dragon-mission-
patches.html
11. Group 4: Savyna Viraphon, Melennie Rivera,
Madison Norkeo, and Timberly Smith
