What is the International Space Station and what is its significance?

Answer 1

The International Space Station (ISS) is a huge metal structure that orbits the Earth. It's significance is that people can go up in Space Shuttles to it and they can do experiments in zero gravity. However, civilians (ordinary members of the public) can't go after the Challenger disaster, where a teacher from the USA died among other astronauts as their space shuttle blew up only after 72 seconds due to an oring failing (you can read more about that somewhere else). The ISS is an international project, from America to Russia. However, the shuttle program is said to be dropped, so either people will no longer go there, or a new method of transport will be developed.

Answer 2

The International Space Station (ISS) is a habitable artificial satellite that orbits Earth. It serves as a laboratory for scientific research in space and promotes international cooperation in space exploration. The ISS has been crucial in advancing our understanding of the effects of long-duration space travel on the human body, as well as in developing technologies for future space missions.