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=International Space Station= What is the ISS? The International Space Station is an international collaboration involving the efforts of 16 countries built to maintain a long term human presences in outer space, providing a platform for microgravity experimentation and serving as a "first step" to far-reaching space exploration.

Currently - 1/4/09 - 5 Crew Members

@http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/ Includes interactive pieces such as Where is the Space Station right now?

How is it built? How is it supported? How is it Operated?

Start of the Space Station Movie

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microgravity cosmonaut - A russian astronaut!