In partnership with the United States, Russia, Japan and Canada, Europe is sharing in the greatest international project of all time - the International Space Station. The 360-tonne International Space Station has more than 820 cubic metres of pressurised space...
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The International Space Station weighs almost 400 tonnes and covers an area as big as a football pitch. It would have been impossible to build the Space Station on Earth and then launch it into space in one go - there is no rocket big enough or powerful enough.
Mark Vande Hei, a retired Army colonel, is one of the newest astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS), a large spacecraft where people have lived continuously for nearly 17 years. Early this morning, he helped deploy a small satellite using a robotic arm.
In partnership with the United States, Russia, Japan and Canada, Europe is sharing in the greatest international project of all time - the International Space Station. The 360-tonne International Space Station has more than 820 cubic metres of pressurised space...
NASA.gov brings you the latest images, videos and news from America's space agency. Get the latest updates on NASA missions, watch NASA TV live, and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind.
The International Space Station weighs almost 400 tonnes and covers an area as big as a football pitch. It would have been impossible to build the Space Station on Earth and then launch it into space in one go - there is no rocket big enough or powerful enough.
Mark Vande Hei, a retired Army colonel, is one of the newest astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS), a large spacecraft where people have lived continuously for nearly 17 years. Early this morning, he helped deploy a small satellite using a robotic arm.
