International Space Station programme

2 weeks ago - In 1998, the Space Station Intergovernmental Agreement was signed by fifteen countries, representing NASA, Russia's Roscosmos, Canadian Space Agency, Japan's JAXA, and eleven member states of the European Space Agency. ISS assembly began the same year. China expressed interest in the ISS program, but the 2011 Wolf Amendment prohibited most cooperation between NASA and China National Space Administration.

5 hours ago - ARISS is an international working group, consisting of delegations from nine countries including several in Europe, as well as Japan, Russia, Canada, and the United States. In areas where radio equipment cannot be used, speakerphones connect students to ground stations which then connect the ...

September 27, 2023 - Launched in 1998 and involving the U.S., Russia, Canada, Japan, and the participating countries of the European Space Agency—the International Space Station is one of the most ambitious international collaborations ever attempted.

1 day ago - See Who Has Visited the Station · 292 individuals from 26 countries have visited the International Space Station.

1 week ago - 290 individuals from 26 countries have visited the International Space Station.

4 weeks ago - Launched in 1998 and involving the U.S., Russia, Canada, Japan, and the participating countries of the European Space Agency — the International Space Station is one of the most complex international collaborations ever attempted.

1 week ago - The International Space Station (ISS) is a permanently crewed on-orbit laboratory that enables scientific research supporting innovation on Earth and future deep space exploration. From design to launch, 15 countries collaborated to assemble the world’s only permanently crewed orbital facility, which can support up to seven astronauts and 300 to 400 experiments per crew increment, across an array of disciplines.

2 weeks ago - The primary partners are the United States and Russia, who were instrumental in its assembly and operation. Additionally, the European Space Agency (ESA), Japan, and Canada are significant contributors to the ISS.

1 week ago - Russia announced leaving the ISS to build its space station. The US and Europe have announced that they will remain committed to the International Space Station till 2030.

Who Is In Space is constantly updated to make sure you can easily find out how many people are in space.

3 weeks ago - Due to the Station's orbit it appears to travel from west to east over our planet, and due to Earth's own rotation the Space Station's moves 2200 km to the west on each orbit. You can see the International Space Station with your own eyes from here by looking up at the right time.

Construction on the International ... 15 different countries, including Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States....

January 30, 2023 - Solar Array: Eight solar array wings each 112 ft long, generating as much as 120 kilowatts. NASA’s Skylab. Credit: NASA · Aside from the ISS, three nations (U.S., Russia and China) have independently launched and operated space stations.

The current position of the ISS and its ground track.

The International Space Station ... floating 240 miles above the Earth’s surface. Built and operated by 15 countries, including the US, Russia and Japan, the ISS was started in 1998 as a base for all sorts of space-based ...

1 week ago - Switzerland - This nation joined the rest of the ISS countries in 1998. A couple of space station sightings occurred in July 2021, and more are to come this year. United Kingdom - Timothy Peake went to space in 2015. He rode the Soyuz TMA-19M. Recent sightings took place over London in July 2021. International Space Station Visitors by Country - NASA

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-

November 18, 2025 - Ground Station: Countries allowing China to use and/or build local ground infrastructure, often to support telemetry, tracking, and command of space assets.

November 13, 2025 - Again, Roscosmos has plans to build its own national space station, which it aims to complete in 2025, and the Russian space agency has already started work on the station’s first core module. Then there’s the fact that Russia was a leader in the space race long before it started working with the ISS. Though chances are looking slimmer by the day, there’s always the possibility that Roscosmos comes around and reconciles with NASA. After all, the Soviet Union and the US did try to work together in space throughout the Cold War — even as the two countries also tried to outdo each other, explains Teasel Muir-Harmony, the curator of the Apollo collection at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.