From time to time, these repairs can be urgent - such as when a part of the ammonia system fails, which has happened a couple of times. Sometimes, this requires that they venture on spacewalks to perform repairs. (Image credit: NASA)Ĭrews are not only responsible for science, but also for maintaining the station. NASA astronaut Jessica Meir cuts Mizuna mustard green leaves on the ISS for the VEG-04B space agriculture study. Related: First 'Guardian' in space: NASA astronaut on ISS enters Space Force The ISS is a platform for long-term research for human health, which NASA bills as a key stepping stone to letting humans explore other solar system destinations such as the moon or Mars. The first astronaut to tweet from space was Mike Massimino, who did it from a space shuttle in May 2009. They also occasionally perform spacewalks, conduct media/school events for outreach, and post updates to social media. Outside of work, astronauts will spend at least 2 hours on exercise and personal care. Once at the station, astronauts will typically spend a mission period of around 6 months conducting various science experiments and maintaining and repairing the ISS. 3, 2020, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule became the first privately-owned spacecraft to transport people to the ISS. Typically, astronauts travel to the space station via a Russian Soyuz capsule (first launched in 1967), which has long been the only spacecraft that ferries people to the ISS, since NASA’s space shuttle programme retired in 2011. This is also the record for the most people in space at one time. However, during the changeover of crew members this number can vary, for example in 2009, 13 crew members visited the ISS. There is typically an international crew of 7 people that live and work on the ISS. (Image credit: NASA) What work do astronauts do aboard the ISS? The International Space Station taken in 2011 by a crewmember onboard the space shuttle Atlantis. Related: This International Space Station VR experience lets you explore the ISS… and it’s as amazing as it sounds Here are a few tools to help you know how and when to see the International Space Station:
It can be seen from Earth without the use of a telescope by night sky observers who know when and where to look. The space station can rival the brilliant planet Venus in brightness and appears as a bright moving light across the night sky. In one day, the station travels about the distance it would take to go from Earth to the moon and back. It circles the globe every 90 minutes at a speed of about 17,500 mph (28,000 km/h). The Space Station flies at an average altitude of 248 miles (400 kilometers) above Earth.
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The ISS can also be controlled from mission control centers in Houston or Moscow. Other international mission control centers support the space station from Japan, Canada and Europe. Crews aboard the ISS are assisted by mission control centers in Houston and Moscow and a payload control center in Huntsville, Ala.
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