International Space Station

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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, Roscosmos (Russia), ESA (Europe), JAXA (Japan), and CSA (Canada). As the largest space station ever constructed, it primarily serves as a platform for conducting scientific experiments in microgravity and studying the space environment.

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1998 International Space Station
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Official logo of the United States Space Force, uploaded to their Facebook page.
View of the ISS taken during Crew-2 flyaround (ISS066-E-080509)
View of the ISS taken during Crew-2 flyaround (ISS066-E-080360)
ISS Pass over NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (NHQ202104240001)
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An Unreal View of Earth
Satellite images of Sudan
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The International Space Station as seen from the departing Space Shuttle Discovery during STS-119.
The International Space Station photographed above the earth from the space shuttle Atlantis in 2011.The International Space Station photographed above the earth from the space shuttle Atlantis in 2011.