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International Space Station (ISS)
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Earth
SPACECRAFT
A laboratory shared above our planet.
Discover the international orbital laboratory assembled and operated in low Earth orbit, then explore its mission on the SPACE-di interactive map.
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Reference material: NASA · NASA / Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 3D render credits
Make International Space Station (ISS) part of your exploration…
A laboratory above our world…
International Space Station (ISS) is a man-made spacecraft represented in the Solar System, the region of space around the Sun, our star, within the universe. Its catalogue reference body is Earth. Explore its story and purpose, then find the spacecraft on the interactive 3D space map.
International Space Station (ISS) — An international orbital laboratory assembled from modules in low Earth orbit.
Mission and scientific objectives
International Space Station (ISS) is associated with NASA / Roscosmos / ESA / JAXA / CSA. An international orbital laboratory assembled from modules in low Earth orbit. The mission type is Crewed research station.
Mission chronology
1998: First module launched.
2000: Continuous human occupation began.