Space Station Technology: Advancements and Innovations
What is a space station?
A space station is an artificial structure placed in orbit with the pressurized enclosure, power, supplies, and environmental systems necessary to support human habitation for extended periods of time.
Depending on the configuration, a space station can serve as a base for a variety of activities. The space station is a spacecraft capable of supporting a human crew in orbit for an extended period of time and is therefore a type of space habitat.
There are two fully operational space stations in low Earth orbit (LEO). The International Space Station (ISS) and China’s Tiangong Space Station (TSS)
US Russia and China have independently launched and operated the space stations. Soviet space program Salyut 1, 3–7: Beginning with Saturn 1 in 1971, the Soviet space program launched and operated six more stations. Culminating in Salyut 7, which operated for nearly 9 years.
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No. 1 space station in the world
The world’s No. 1 international space station is The ISS is the largest modular space station in low-earth orbit. The project involves five space agencies: the United States, NASA, Russia, Roscosmos, and Japan. JAXA, Eroupe ESA, and Canada CSA.
The ISS is not owned by one single nation, and it is a cooperative program between Europe, the United States, Russia, Canada, and Japan, according to the European Space Agency (ESA).
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