International Space Station (ISS), space station that was assembled in low Earth orbit largely by the United States and Russia, with assistance and components from a multinational consortium. Learn more about the International Space Station in this artic
International Space StationThe International Space Station photographed against the Rio Negro, Argentina, from the shuttle orbiter Atlantis, February 16, 2001. Atlantis's primary mission was to deliver the Destiny laboratory module, visible at the leading end of the station.(more) 3 of 3 Space exp...
The space station orbits Earth at an altitude of approximately 250 miles (402 kilometers), with its orbital path taking it over 90 percent of the Earth's population. Thanks to the size of its solar panels, it can be seen with the naked eye at dusk or dawn when flying over a local ar...
The International Space Station on a pass on the evening of January 26th, 2019. Interestingly, the ISS seemed to track along the ecliptic here, made somewhat visible by the faint arc of the zodiacal light reaching up from the horizon at right and stretching across the sky to the upper left...
The International Space Station was visible for a few minutes above Barcelona On the last day of January, Barcelona witnessed a spectacularly unique event in the sky. At a rapid speed of 28 thousands km/hour,The ISS (International Space Station) crossed the Catalan Capital, leaving aluminous tra...
Astronaut Josh Cassada, anchored to the end of the space station's robot arm, manually holds a 750-pound rolled-up solar array blanket while being moved to its installation location. Crewmate Frank Rubio, wearing an unmarked suit, is visible at bottom right.NASA TV ...
Take a look at the International Space Station; Station -- and Space Shuttle Atlantis -- will be visible for three nights this weekJohn C. Eliason Jr
As human space technology continues to advance, the International Space Station (ISS) serves as an important platform for human exploration, carrying the mission of scientific experimentation and international cooperation. However, a recent report releas
Tara Ruttley:I love that, yeah. So that’s a great example. That’s one of the most highly visible phenomena that always comes out of space station. And you’re always seeing astronauts play with it, mess around with it, but the really interesting thing about fluid behavior, water behavi...
The ocean around Vancouver Island reflecting sunlight, with the island just barely visible in the shadows. (NASA/ISS HD Earth View) With a bit of patience and the right weather conditions, B.C. residents can get a real-time view of their region from space as the International Space Station...