4 hours ago - The International Space Station (ISS) is a large space station that was assembled and is maintained in low Earth orbit by a collaboration of five space agencies and their contractors: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), ESA (Europe), JAXA (Japan), and CSA (Canada).

4 weeks ago - ... The station was designed between 1984 and 1993. Elements of the station were in construction throughout the US, Canada, Japan, and Europe beginning in the late 1980s. The International Space Station Program brings together international ...

International Space Station. 4,604,577 likes · 7,345 talking about this. The International Space Station is a collaboration of 15 nations working together to create a world-

9M Followers, 80 Following, 3,767 Posts - International Space Station (@iss) on Instagram: "The International Space Station is a collaboration of 15 nations working together to operate a world-class, state-of-the-art orbiting laboratory."

The International Space Station (ISS) is a 'flying laboratory' in Earth orbit with exceptional conditions for both fundamental science and applied research. In the microgravity on board the space station 'falling' around the Earth, science and ...

August 8, 2025 - Check out International Space Station Fast Facts on CNN to learn more about the ISS, a spacecraft built by a partnership of 16 nations.

May 14, 2025 - The International Space Station, or ISS, is an orbital laboratory and has hosted more than 250 people since 1998.

Space station crews usually sleep in sleeping bags located in small crew cabins. Each crew cabin is just big enough for one person. International Space Station (ISS) (2007-05-09)NASA

December 15, 2025 - The ISS has an internal pressurized volume of 32,333 cubic feet and weighs 930,000 pounds (32,333 cubic feet is the equivalent of 7.9 semi-trailers). ... The ISS missions, called expeditions, usually last about six months. There are six (2 crews of three) crewmembers on board for each expedition. ... NASA uses the station to learn about living and working in space.

Axiom-SpaceX mission led by Peggy Whitson, 65, returns to Earth from International Space Station

March 28, 2025 - Explore the history of the International Space Station (ISS) through the ISS National Lab's detailed timeline. Learn about key events and advancements that have shaped this extraordinary acheivement of international collaboration and innovation.

July 16, 2024 - Astronauts and cosmonauts regularly conduct spacewalks for space station construction, maintenance and upgrades. The solar array wingspan (356 feet, 109 meters) is longer than the world’s largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380 (262 feet, 80 meters). The International Space Station has been continuously occupied for two decades, and the astronauts and cosmonauts aboard have taken more than 3.5 million photographs of our home planet from space.

The International Space Station ... Europe, Japan, and Canada, designed as a large, habitable satellite that orbits Earth at approximately 400 kilometers (250 miles) above the surface....

January 13, 2025 - The ISS is made up of many different pieces that, together, sprawl over a space about as big as a cathedral. The main body of the station consists of pressurized modules hosting laboratories, living quarters, life support systems, bathrooms, airlocks, and storage, among other things. These habitable modules occupy a volume roughly equivalent to three subway cars, with about half of that available to the crew. International Space Station with Space Shuttle Endeavour The International Space Station and Space Shuttle Endeavour, as photographed from a departing Soyuz crew in 2011.Image: NASA / Paolo Nespoli

This map shows the ground track of the International Space Station's next orbit.

May 23, 2013 - @Space_Station, Crew-11 is on their way back to Earth. Tune in to watch them splash down off the coast of California, scheduled for 3:41am ET (0841 UTC). ... @SpaceX Crew-11 mission undocked from the International Space Station’s Harmony module aboard the Dragon spacecraft at 5:20pm ET today.

3 weeks ago - Orbiting some 400km (250 miles) above the Earth, the International Space Station (ISS) represents one of mankind's most ambitious engineering projects. Since the first Expedition 1 mission, more than 280 astronauts and cosmonauts have visited ...