The International Space Station is the 10th largest engineering project in the world. It was launched in 1998 and took 10 years to build, with contributions from 16 countries. The ISS orbits Earth every 90 minutes at a speed of 17,500 mph and serves as a laboratory for research that benefits life on Earth. It is significantly larger than previous space stations and has over 50 computers controlling its various functions.

1. INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION
10th Biggest Engineering Project in
theWorld

3. HISTORY
 Launched on November 20, 1998
 Up for about 14 years
 Took 10 years to built
 In June 1999 with Discovery made the third ISS mission, supplying the
two modules with tools and cranes

4. IMPORTANT FACTS
 16 countries paid for the ISS
 5 times as large as the U.S. Skylab
 Manage 20 times as many signals as the Space Shuttle

5. STRUCTURE
 The ISS is 230 miles in height
 Made to go at the speed of 17,500 mph

6. INTERESTING FACTS
 52 computers control the ISS
 Up and running since 1998
 Four times as large as the space station Mir(Russian Space Station)

7. MISSION
 The mission of ISS to enable long-term exploration of space
 Also to provide benefits to people on Earth
 The 2nd mission is to launch under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services
program
 International Space Station experienced a loss of communication with the
Mission Control in Houston

8. FACTS
 Over 120 telephone-booth size rack facilities installed
 Communication has once been lost due to the updating software

10. MANNED OR UNMANNED
 The ISS was manned
 Made for 16 countries
 Expedition 1 crew, the first humans aboard the ISS in November

11. FACTS
 It 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 an acre of solar
panels.

12. CITING RESOURCES
o http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html
o http://space.about.com/cs/iss/a/iss.htm

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