1. ISS
The International Space Station
By Meritxell Vila

2. Table of contents
What is the ISS?
Main utilities
History
Station structure
Station statistics

3. What is the ISS?
• Artificial satellite
• Habitable
• Turns around the Earth
• Laboratory in the sky

4. Main utilities
Intended to be a laboratory, observatory and factory in
the space.
• Scientific research: medicine, industry, meteorology…
• Life with microgravity
• Space exploration
• Military applications

5. History
• 1984 project started by Ronald Reagan (USA)
• 1993 new project (including Canada, Europe and
Japan)
• 1998 assembly of firsts elements in the sky
• 2000 The first astronauts started to live in the ISS

6. Station structure
Made by assembled elements.
Main parts:
• Solar array
• Motors
• Laboratories
Station systems:
• Life support: atmospheric control, food, hygiene
• Power supply
• Thermal control
• Communication and computers

8. Station statistics
• Dimensions  Length: 50 m - Width: 110 m - Height: 20 m
• Mass: 450 tones
• Distance to the Earth: 400 km
• Average speed: 26000 km/h
• Orbital period: 90 minutes

9. • Participant countries: 16
USA, Canada, Russia, Japan, Italy, Belgium, Nederland, Denmark,
Norway, France, Spain, Germany, UK, Sweden, Switzerland and
Brazil.