U.S
Russia
Japan
Canada
Brazil
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Norway
Spain
Sweden
They, the international community, pushed their contributions up into space and docked with the space station. This is a science vessel that multiple nations have added to. It will always be a multi nation venture.
Sunday, July 19, 2009:The space shuttle "Endeavor" is presently docked in earth orbit with the International Space Station.
Currently right now the International Space Station is the only space station in orbit. It has however been the only space station with such international participation that it can be really be considered international. Countries, including the US, have sent astronauts to Russia's former space station Mir. Just because the International Space Station is international, doesn't necessarily mean that every country uses it. Their are 15 countries that contribute to the ISS program including the US, Russia, Canada, Japan, and several European countries.
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Yesterday (August 31, 2009), the Space Shuttle Discovery docked with the International Space Station, assembling a total of 13 people living and working in space simultaneously.
They, the international community, pushed their contributions up into space and docked with the space station. This is a science vessel that multiple nations have added to. It will always be a multi nation venture.
A shuttle is launched then docked to the station.
Sunday, July 19, 2009:The space shuttle "Endeavor" is presently docked in earth orbit with the International Space Station.
Currently right now the International Space Station is the only space station in orbit. It has however been the only space station with such international participation that it can be really be considered international. Countries, including the US, have sent astronauts to Russia's former space station Mir. Just because the International Space Station is international, doesn't necessarily mean that every country uses it. Their are 15 countries that contribute to the ISS program including the US, Russia, Canada, Japan, and several European countries.
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The International Space Station (ISS).
Yesterday (August 31, 2009), the Space Shuttle Discovery docked with the International Space Station, assembling a total of 13 people living and working in space simultaneously.
the Atlantis docked with Mir Space Station on 29th June, 1995.
There are five major countries including the E.U.
Currently, 6 people can live and work on the international space station, limited by the available seats on the docked Soyuz spaceships which serve as lifeboats in case of an emergency. The station can support more people for short periods of time, such as when a space shuttle visited.
It is a co-operation of many different countries involved in crewing it, building it and providing experiments for it to work on. It is a truly international space station.