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International Space Station

The International Space Station (or ISS) is a Space Station jointly being constructed by NASA and the Russian Space Agency, along with Canada, Japan, Brazil, and the ESA, in an effort to send astronauts into space for long durations and conduct experiments in space. Construction began in 1998 and is scheduled to be completed in 2011. Our International Space Station category is for questions related to the International Space Station and its operations.

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How do space stations help with exploring space?

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They stay in "space" for a (relatively) long time, allowing for long term studies of materials and human physiology in microgravity. These areas of research are essential for future deep space exploration. Space stations can also be used as testing platforms for new or experimental technologies used in space exploration. Finally, smaller ships can be assembled at space stations before launching to far-flung locations in space. Since space stations have already overcome the hardest part of the planet's gravity well, they serve as great stepping points to places like the Moon, Mars or beyond.

Was the international space station always called that?

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yes, the international space station was always called the ISS

What is the name of the U.S. space station that put astronauts on the moon?

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The program that took astronauts to the moon was Apollo. It was not a space station.

Why was the ISS built secretly?

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It wasn't. It was built by and with the cooperation of several nations.

Is International Space Station in the troposphere?

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Yes the international space station is in the tropsphere

How many humans can the ISS carry?

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1o people per month.

What is one use of a space station?

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One use of a space station is that space station's builds rockets and launch then to go to the moon. Another use is that they build mars rover's which can anylaze planets and maybe universes that we can't visit because we can't handle the temperture of certain planets or too far away that we won't make because DEATH.