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Several reasons: to make for a training place for Astronauts to actually learn to live in free-fall for long periods of time, a place to do experiments, a stopping point or a "warehouse" for other programs, a storage facility, a telescope (radio, visual, xray, infrared and ultraviolet.)
For sending men to Mars mission it will take at least 3 years (the whole thing- get there do stuff, get back) so we need a real training facility to prepare the Astronauts. A space station is a good place to make hops from: from surface to low earth orbit, orbit to the moon. The moon to Mars. Mars to the Asteroids. Asteroids to the moons of Saturn and Jupiter. Each big jump can be made safer for humans by having working stations between each location. It's slow, expensive and slow. But better slow than never.
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What is the point of having a international space station?
The International Space Station is used and will continue to be used for various experiments and studies.
What is the biggest space station?
the iss is the biggest space station and only space station
Is there a space station in Canada?
Canada is not in space, so therefore there is no space station in Canada. Canada does have an arm on the International Space Station in space.
What is the mia space station?
The Russian space station
What is the current space station orbiting the earth?
The International Space Station is the only space station currently in orbit.
What is the point of having a international space station?
The International Space Station is used and will continue to be used for various experiments and studies.
Which space station launched to promote understanding and cooperation among astronauts and cosmonauts of different nation?
The International Space Station (ISS) And a point of note, it was not launched it was built up there.
What is the biggest space station?
the iss is the biggest space station and only space station
Is there a space station in Canada?
Canada is not in space, so therefore there is no space station in Canada. Canada does have an arm on the International Space Station in space.
Is a space station a satellite or a space probe?
A space station is a satellite.
What is the mia space station?
The Russian space station
What is the current space station orbiting the earth?
The International Space Station is the only space station currently in orbit.
What is the name of the space station in space?
It is named the International Space Station or ISS.
Is a space station the same as a space shuttle?
No. A space station stays in space, a shuttle goes back and forth between the station and the Earth.
Is The International Space Station the first fully functioning space station to orbit the earth.?
what International Space Station is the first fully functioning space station to orbit the earth.
The International Space Station is the first fully functioning space station to orbit the earth.?
what International Space Station is the first fully functioning space station to orbit the earth.
What is living and working quarters for astronauts in space?
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