International Space Station

This unique laboratory is possible, thanks to engineering!

• The International Space Station (ISS) is a huge space laboratory located
  400 kilometres above the Earth.
  
• Many countries are working together to complete this ambitious engineering project.
  
• When completed, a permanent crew of 7 astronauts will be able to live and work on the ISS but the entire project won ’t be ready until 2006.
  
• When fully assembled, the ISS will weigh an estimated 450 tons and cover an area as large as a football field.
  
• Teams of Canadian engineers and scientists are contributing to the ISS.

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Photo, courtesy Canadian Space Agency www.space.gc.ca