In 15 years of existence, the ISS appeared on the 15 manned expeditions, and the first astronauts who have 2 November 2000 put there foot, were William Shepherd, Sergei Krikalev and Yuri Gizdenko. To date well over 180 space walks, during which mainly repaired elements of the station.
With infographics we also that the station has a volume of 915 cubic meters and weighs 421 tons, having inside the same space as a typical house with six bedrooms. In contrast, on board there is the same pressure as aboard the Boeing 747.
Only during the first expedition was conducted there 22 scientific research, while during the entire existence of the station, there were a total of 1760 and dealt with the scientists from over 83 countries. Using a 3D printer, there also produced 20 items.
The International Space Station is undoubtedly one of the greatest achievements of mankind . Unfortunately, her life may soon come to an end, but Russia and the United States are already planning to build a new space station, which will start already in 2020.
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