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The ISS is a low Earth orbit research station created and maintained by international partners (NASA, Roscosmos, ESA, JAXA, CSA).
The International Space Station (ISS) is a modular space station in low Earth orbit, built and operated through international cooperation by five partner agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), ESA (Europe), JAXA (Japan), and CSA (Canada). It is the largest human-made spacecraft ever constructed and has supported the longest continuous human presence in space since November 2000. The ISS orbits Earth roughly every 93 minutes at about 400 km altitude, staying below the Van Allen radiation belts and most major space-debris regions.
The ISS is a low Earth orbit research station created and maintained by international partners (NASA, Roscosmos, ESA, JAXA, CSA).
Its purpose includes conducting scientific research in microgravity, studying the space environment, and supporting exploration-related activities.
The station also serves educational and cultural outreach roles, and its mission has expanded over time to include commercial and diplomatic functions.
A region of space close to Earth where the ISS travels, typically at altitudes of a few hundred kilometers.
Conditions on the ISS where experiments experience greatly reduced effective gravity, enabling unique scientific observations.
The collaborative framework in which multiple countries and space agencies jointly build, operate, and use the ISS.
A spacecraft architecture made of multiple connected modules that can be added, removed, or reconfigured over time.
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