International Space Station
The largest modular space station currently in low Earth orbit
ISS is a multinational collaborative project involving
five participating space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos
(Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe), and CSA (Canada). The ownership
and use of the space station is established by intergovernmental
treaties and agreements.
The station serves as a microgravity and space environment
research laboratory in which scientific research is conducted in
astrobiology, astronomy, meteorology, physics, and other fields. The ISS
is suited for testing the spacecraft systems and equipment required for
possible future long-duration missions to the Moon and Mars.
Coded by Anastasiia Bratchenko