International Space Station
International Space Station
International Space Station
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Page-4
5. INTRODUCTION Page-5
Acknowledgements
I would like to thank our incharge Soni ma’am who had given a
wonderful opportunity to do a project on the topic International
Space Station which helped me gain a lot of knowledge regarding
it and learn a lot of new things.
Introduction
International Space Station (ISS)
The space station has many parts. The parts are called modules. The first
modules had parts needed to make the space station work. Astronauts
also lived in those modules. Modules called “nodes” connect parts of the
station to each other. Labs on the space station let astronauts do research.
On the sides of the space station are solar arrays. These arrays collect
energy from the sun. They turn sunlight into electricity. Robot arms are
attached outside. The robot arms helped to build the space station. They
also can move astronauts around outside and control science experiments.
Airlocks on the space station are like doors. Astronauts use them to go
outside on spacewalks.
Docking ports are like doors, too. The ports allow visiting spacecraft to
connect to the space station. New crews and visitors enter the station
through the docking ports. Astronauts fly to the space station on the
Russian Soyuz. The crew members use the ports to move supplies onto the
station.
The space station is a home in orbit. People have lived in space every day
since the year 2000. The space station’s labs are where crew members do
research. This research could not be done on Earth.
Scientist’s study what happens to people when they live in space. NASA
has learned how to keep a spacecraft working for a long time. These
lessons will be important in the future.
NASA has a plan to send humans deeper into space than ever before. The
space station is one of the first steps. NASA will use lessons from the space
station to get astronauts ready for the journey ahead.
Experimental work
At any given time on board the space station, a large array of different
experiments is underway within a wide range of disciplines. These
experiments are selected by each space station partner to meet the goals
of each respective agency. Here, you can search the Space Station
Research Explorer database of experiments to learn more about each
experiment’s objectives, descriptions, and results, as well as on-board
facilities, imagery and additional information that may be found beyond
this database.
Earth and Space Science
The presence of the space station in low-Earth orbit provides a unique
vantage point for collecting Earth and space science data. From an
average altitude of about 400 km, details in such features as glaciers,
agricultural fields, cities, and coral reefs taken from the ISS can be layered
with other sources of data, such as orbiting satellites, to compile the most
comprehensive information available.
Educational Activities
The space station provides a unique platform for inspiring students to excel
in mathematics and science. Station educational activities have had a
positive impact on thousands of students by involving them in station
research, and by using the station to teach them the science and
engineering that are behind space exploration.
Human Research
The space station is being used to study the risks to human health that are
inherent in space exploration. Focal research questions address the
mechanisms of the risks and develop test countermeasures to reduce these
risks. Research on space station addresses the major risks to human health
from residence in a long-duration microgravity environment. Results from
this research are key enablers for future long-duration missions beyond
low Earth orbit.
Physical Science
The space station provides the only place to study long-term physical
effects in the absence of gravity. This unique microgravity environment
allows different physical properties to dominate systems, and these have
been harnessed for a wide variety of physical sciences.
Technology
Studies on the space station can test a variety of technologies, systems,
and materials that will be needed for future long-duration exploration
missions.
Observations/Data Collections/Surveys.
Pictures/Graphs
Conclusion
The International Space Station is a large spacecraft in orbit around
Earth. It serves as a home where crews of astronauts and cosmonauts live.
The space station is also a unique science laboratory. Several nations
worked together to build and use the space station. The space station is
made of parts that were assembled in space by astronauts. The station is
expected to operate until at least 2028. Development and assembly of the
station continues, with components scheduled for launch in 2018 and
2019. The ISS is the largest human-made body in low Earth orbit and can
often be seen with the naked eye from Earth.
Bibliography
International Space Station | NASA
Space Station Science Highlights: Week of November 8, 2021 | NASA
NASA Launch Schedule | Rocket Launches