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Platforms > Space Stations/Manned Spacecraft > ISS

PREFERRED TERM

ISS  

DEFINITION

  • The International Space Station is the largest and most complex international scientific project in history. The station represents a move of unprecedented scale off the home planet. Led by the United States, the International Space Station draws upon the scientific and technological resources of 16 nations: Canada, Japan, Russia, 11 nations of the European Space Agency and Brazil. The goals of the International Space Station are: 1. Find solutions to crucial problems in medicine, ecology and other areas of science. 2. Lay the foundation for developing space-based commerce and enterprise. 3. Create greater worldwide demand for space-related education at all levels by cultivating the excitement, wonder and discovery that the ISS symbolizes. 4. Foster world peace through high-profile, long-term international cooperation in space. [Summary provided by Boeing and NASA] Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: ISS Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Space Stations/Manned Spacecraft Short_Name: ISS Long_Name: International Space Station End_Group Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names Short_Name: ISS Short_Name: FGB Short_Name: MKS Short_Name: Space Station Short_Name: Unity Short_Name: Zarya Short_Name: 25544 End_Group Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments Short_Name: CATS End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Altitude: ~ 350 Km Orbit_Inclination: 51.6° Period: 92.0 minutes Perigee: 384.0 km Apogee: 396.0 km End_Group Creation_Date: 2008-01-30 Online_Resource: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html Online_Resource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Space_Station Sample_Image: http://www.our-picks.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/international-space-station.jpg Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Date: 1998-11-20 Launch_Site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam, Russia Primary_Sponsor: USA/NASA Primary_Sponsor: Russia/RKA Primary_Sponsor: Canada/CSA Primary_Sponsor: Japan/JAXA Primary_Sponsor: ESA End_Group End_Group

BROADER CONCEPT

ENTRY TERMS

  • INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS)

CHANGE NOTE

  • 2016-06-09 14:44:37.0 [epneff] added altLabel insert AltLabel (id: null text: INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) language code: en);
  • 2018-12-03 11:20:06.0 [sritz] update Definition (The International Space Station is the largest and most complex international scientific project in history. The station represents a move of unprecedented scale off the home planet. Led by the United States, the International Space Station draws upon the scientific and technological resources of 16 nations: Canada, Japan, Russia, 11 nations of the European Space Agency and Brazil. The goals of the International Space Station are: 1. Find solutions to crucial problems in medicine, ecology and other areas of science. 2. Lay the foundation for developing space-based commerce and enterprise. 3. Create greater worldwide demand for space-related education at all levels by cultivating the excitement, wonder and discovery that the ISS symbolizes. 4. Foster world peace through high-profile, long-term international cooperation in space. [Summary provided by Boeing and NASA] Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: ISS Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Space Stations/Manned Spacecraft Short_Name: ISS Long_Name: International Space Station End_Group Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names Short_Name: ISS Short_Name: FGB Short_Name: MKS Short_Name: Space Station Short_Name: Unity Short_Name: Zarya Short_Name: 25544 End_Group Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments Short_Name: CATS End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Altitude: ~ 350 Km Orbit_Inclination: 51.6° Period: 92.0 minutes Perigee: 384.0 km Apogee: 396.0 km End_Group Creation_Date: 2008-01-30 Online_Resource: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html Online_Resource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Space_Station Sample_Image: http://www.our-picks.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/international-space-station.jpg Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Date: 1998-11-20 Launch_Site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam, Russia Primary_Sponsor: USA/NASA Primary_Sponsor: Russia/RKA Primary_Sponsor: Canada/CSA Primary_Sponsor: Japan/JAXA Primary_Sponsor: ESA End_Group End_Group); update Resource (image); insert WeightedRelation (id: null related concept uuid: 5218fe2e-bea7-4654-bc54-7b9ec5503b60 relationship type: null relationship value: null generated by: null);
  • 2018-12-03 11:20:46.0 [sritz] update WeightedRelation (Platform-Instrument); update WeightedRelation (1);
  • 2020-09-14 15:14:01.0 [sritz] insert WeightedRelation (id: null related concept uuid: 3c5cf319-3005-44c3-8b27-3544e862da89 relationship type: null relationship value: null generated by: null);
  • 2020-09-14 15:14:33.0 [sritz] update WeightedRelation (Platform-Instrument); update WeightedRelation (1.0);
  • 2020-09-14 15:16:04.0 [sritz] update Definition (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html);

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