The ISS

Beautiful journey of the International Space Station

Hey Explores! 

Let's look into something that always fascinates me! 

Something thats one of my dream destination! 

The most Amazzzzing thing:

Let's look into the International Space Station. 

• ISS is a result of STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) enthusiasm, unity, workforce of several scientists, engineers, designers, a Total sum of $150 Billion USD and dreams of millions. 

• Lines of computer code written while designing and installation of ISS in space is 4.5 millions. 

• ISS has been continuously occupied since November 2000.

• Astronauts on ISS witness around 16 sunrises & 16 sunsets every day. 

• It's the most expensive object ever built; US$ 150 Billions. 

• It travels at 17,500 mph or 5 mils per second. 

• Astronauts on the ISS exercise about 2 hours daily. 

• ISS generates it's own electrical energy through the massive solar arrays; 240 feet in length same as world's largest commercial aircraft the Airbus A380. 

• ISS has its own cooling system to protect itself from Sun's UV rays. 

• Eight miles of wire are on board the ISS completing every electrical connection. 

• Eight spaceships can be connected to the ISS at a time. 

• The ISS has kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms, toilets, gym, advance research laboratories for different nations & for different domains of science, Spacewalk centers, cargo centers, and many more. 

• ISS orbits earth every 90 minutes. 

• Astronauts can grow up to by 2 inches while been on ISS for a period of a year. 

• More than 235 spacewalks have been conducted by Astronauts and Cosmonauts. 

• The solar arrays on ISS costs around $300 Billion USD. 

• Each componet of the ISS costs between $100 Million - $4 Billion USD. 

• More than 246 individuals from 19 nations have visited the International Space Station. 

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