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This article is presented by:
Anirudh Vyas
IV Year ECE
INTRODUCTION
What is International Space Station?
- Internationally developed research facility in space being assembled in Low Earth Orbit
- Has a microgravity environment in which Astronauts conduct experiments in biology, humanbiology, physics, astronomy and meteorology
- Unique environment for the testing of the spacecraft systems that will be required for missions to the Moon and Mars
- A complete home to the humans beyond the Earth
- Most expensive object ever constructed by man(upto72 Kharab Rs aprx.)
- Maintained at an orbit between 278 km and 460 km altitude
- Travels at an average speed of 27,724 km/h completing 15.7 orbits per day or 1 orbit/92min
- Joint project between NASA (USA), JAXA (Japan), RKA (Russia), ESA(Europe), CSA (Canada) and small contributions from others
Major Experiments include
- Effects of long-term space exposure on the human body
- Ultrasound scans and diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions in space
- Study on near-weightless and microgravity environment on the evolution, development, growth
- and internal processes of plants and animals
- Investigation of Superconductivity and the physics of fluids in microgravity
- Study of the efficiency of burning and control of emissions and pollutants
- Study on cosmic rays, cosmic dust, antimatter and dark matter in the universe