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What is the most popular space station?

What is the most popular space station?

The International Space Station (ISS)
The International Space Station (ISS) is a multi-nation construction project that is the largest single structure humans ever put into space. Its main construction was completed between 1998 and 2011, although the station continually evolves to include new missions and experiments.

What is the most advanced space station?

the International Space Station (ISS)
Space stations allow astronauts to conduct research and experiments in space over a long duration. The largest and most sophisticated of these is the International Space Station (ISS).

Which space craft are the only spacecraft designed to return to Earth and reused?

space shuttle
NASA’s space shuttle was the world’s first reusable spacecraft. It launched like a rocket and returned to Earth like a glider, landing like an airplane on a long concrete runway. It was designed to carry large payloads — such as satellites — into orbit and bring them back, if necessary, for repairs.

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In what years will the ISS possibly stop being used?

Each ISS module has a planned lifetime of 10 years; by that reckoning, the entire space station will need replacing by 2020. That said, the ISS has an ongoing programme of maintenance and renewal – so I reckon it should keep going for at least another 15 to 20 years.

What is the biggest ship in science fiction?

The humongous city destroyer ship from Independence Day appears to be the most massive, at about 15 miles in diameter, and it’s followed by titanic ships from the online multiplayer universe Eve, Warhammer, and Star Wars.

What is name of spaceship?

A. Their names, in the order they were built, are Enterprise, Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour. The Enterprise was flown only within Earth’s atmosphere, during Shuttle approach and landing tests conducted in 1977.