Interesting things about the most expensive international space station in human history

The International Space Station (ISS - International Space Station) is an international complex of works, jointly built by 5 space agencies including: NASA (USA), RKA (Russia), CSA (Canada), ESA (Europe) and JAXA (Japan). The ISS was built in 1998, operating in low-Earth orbit.

The ISS flies at an altitude of 354km above sea level and moves at a speed of 27,358km/h.

The ISS was formed when two space station modules were assembled together in space. It is quite interesting that the 2 modules of the ISS are developed by 2 different countries, also the 2 countries with the most developed space science in the world, Russia and the US.

The US-developed module is called Unity, while the Russian-built module is called Zarya. These two modules assembled together in Earth's orbit and continue to exist to this day.

Since 2000, when the first astronauts set foot on the international space station ISS, in the past 21 years, there has not been a time when the ISS has not been without the presence of people. So far, more than 230 people, who are astronauts and scientists of different nationalities, have set foot on the ISS space station. A special thing, up to now, no Chinese astronauts have set foot on the ISS.

The ISS station can hold up to 9 scientists, but usually only 3 astronauts are present on this space station. Teams of three astronauts will alternate between activities after a period of research on the ISS. At the moment, there are 7 scientists working on the ISS.

Inside the ISS station is equipped with everything necessary for astronauts' living, including 2 bathrooms, a gym as well as when sleeping and more than 50 computers to control this space station.

The life of astronauts on the ISS is also very different from life on Earth because of the lack of gravity and natural resources. Food, water and essentials would be delivered to astronauts from Earth via cargo spacecraft, while water would normally be recycled for drinking or bathing. Astronauts also have to get used to using water differently than on Earth when water will exist in the form of droplets or small spheres due to the absence of gravity.

The International Space Station (ISS) is flying at an altitude of 354km above sea level and traveling at a speed of 27,358km/h (17,000mph), making it possible for the space station to travel 16 orbits. around the Earth every day.

Astronauts on the International Space Station.

It is quite interesting that people on Earth can completely see the ISS station with the naked eye. The telltale sign that it's the ISS space station in the sky, not a commercial plane, is that the ISS moves faster than a commercial plane, but slower than a shooting star, and it emits Constant light due to reflection of sunlight. Of course, you need to look up the ISS's travel schedule so you can know when this space station moves over your area.

Here are interesting things about the International Space Station:

Computers on space stations can still be infected with viruses like on Earth

Even the space station is not immune to technological vulnerabilities - even computer viruses. In 2008, a malware infection hit the ISS when astronauts inadvertently spread and spread throughout the station using infected USB drives. Even the control unit on the ground encountered problems. However, NASA said, the virus appeared on the station but not too common.

The most expensive creation man has ever made

Overall, there are projects that cost more money (like the trillion-dollar F-35), but the ISS is the most expensive single object ever made - costing about $150 billion ( equivalent to about 3056.2 billion VND).

ISS is a super giant laboratory in the universe

Every day, a lot of research activities take place here. From putting out fires, transplanting mouse embryos, growing zucchini, keeping detailed diary, using high-tech shoes, even raising ants. The ISS is considered the largest laboratory in the universe, up to this point. It allows for a lot of experiments about weightlessness in space - something that is not possible on Earth.

Every day, a lot of research activities take place here.

Can walk to the Moon in a day

The ISS can't really fly, it's a space station and doesn't come with any other functions. If it could, however, its orbiting Earth of about 4.7/s would be fast enough to reach the Moon (orbiting about 250,000 miles from Earth)) and back in 24 hours.

Power cables up to 8 miles

All of the power cables in the ISS's system total eight miles, according to NASA -- that's enough to pull it from Newark to Brooklyn.