infographic: 15 years of the international space station

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15 YEARS THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION'S LENGTH AND WIDTH IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF AN AMERICAN FOOTBALL FIELD MODULE LENGTH: 167.3 FEET (51 METERS) TRUSS LENGTH: 357.5 FEET (109 METERS) SOLAR ARRAY LENGTH: 239.4 FEET (73 METERS) MASS: 924,739 POUNDS (419,455 KILOGRAMS) HABITABLE VOLUME: 13,696 CUBIC FEET (388 CUBIC METERS) PRESSURIZED VOLUME: 32,333 CUBIC FEET (916 CUBIC METERS) POWER GENERATION: 8 SOLAR ARRAYS = 84 KILOWATTS LIVING AND WORKING IN ORBIT ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION Menu 7 TONS CREWS HAVE EATEN ABOUT 25,000 MEALS SINCE THE FIRST CREW IN 2000 APPROXIMATELY SEVEN TONS OF SUPPLIES SUPPORT A CREW OF THREE FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS SPACEWALKING ASTRONAUTS AND COSMONAUTS HAVE SPENT MORE THAN 1,000 HOURS WORKING OUTSIDE THE STATION MORE THAN 1,500 SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS PERFORMED ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION BENEFITS FOR HUMANITY ADVANCED ROBOTIC SURGERY CLEAN DRINKING WATER FOR PEOPLE LIVING FAR FROM WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES REMOTE MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS EDUCATIONAL EVENTS 42 MILLION STUDENTS REACHED 10 MICROGRAVITY AND LOW-EARTH ORBIT RESEARCH LABORATORY CONDUCTING EXPERIMENTS IN: HUMAN RESEARCH LIFE SCIENCES PHYSICAL SCIENCES EARTH SCIENCES ASTROPHYSICS TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH ONE THING YOU CAN SAY ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION IT'S BIG LARGER THAN A 5-BEDROOM HOUSE INTERNAL VOLUME OF A BOEING 747 WEIGHS ALMOST A MILLION POUNDS (EQUIVALENT TO MORE THAN 320 AUTOMOBILES] TRAVELS THE EQUIVALENT DISTANCE TO THE MOON AND BACK IN ABOUT A DAY 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 NOV. 20, 1998 FIRST MODULE RUSSIAN ZARYA DEC. 6, 1998 FIRST U.S. MODULE UNITY OCT. 30, 2000 FIRST CREW, EXPEDITION 1 NOV. 30, 2000 FIRST U.S. SOLAR ARRAYS FEB. 7, 2001 FIRST U.S. LAB DESTINY FEB. 7, 2008 FIRST EUROPEAN MODULE COLUMBUS MARCH 11, 2008 FIRST COMPONENT OF JAPANESE KIBO MODULE MARCH 15, 2009 FINAL SOLAR ARRAYS FEB. 24, 2011 FINAL MODULE ITIALIAN LEONARDO ASSEMBLY COMPLETE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION TIMELINE IN 1998 … 43% OF AMERICAN ADULTS OWNED A COMPUTER 41% USED THE INTERNET 35% USED EMAIL FACEBOOK, TWITTER, MYSPACE AND YOUTUBE DIDN’T EXIST GOOGLE WAS BRAND NEW THE FIRST IPOD WAS STILL THREE YEARS AWAY IN 2013 ... 61% OF AMERICAN ADULTS OWN A LAPTOP 58% OWN A DESKTOP 85% USE THE INTERNET 70% HAVE BROADBAND AT HOME MORE THAN 90% OWN A CELL PHONE 42% OWN AN MP3 PLAYER 88% USE EMAIL 48% USE SOCIAL MEDIA SPACEPORT FOR A VARIETY OF INTERNATIONAL SPACECRAFT RUSSIA SOYUZ UNITED STATES SPACE SHUTTLE U.S. COMMERCIAL SPACE X DRAGON U.S. COMMERCIAL ORBITAL CYGNUS JAPAN HTV EUROPE ATV THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION IS A GLOBAL PROGRAM INVOLVING THE UNITED STATES, RUSSIA, EUROPE, CANADA, AND JAPAN. VISITED BY MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE FROM 15 NATIONS LATEST NEWS AND PHOTOS www.nasa.gov/station SEE IT FOR YOURSELF spotthestation.nasa.gov LIVE VIDEO www.nasa.gov/iss-stream LEARN MORE

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The first International Space Station component, the Russian Zarya module, was launched in November 1998. In the 15 years since, NASA and its global partners have built a world class orbiting laboratory, establishing a continuous human presence in space since 2000 and paving the way for future exploration beyond. We're celebrating this milestone with an infographic showcasing some of the amazing and surprising facts about humanity's home away from Earth, but there's much more to learn. For the latest news, features and videos from orbit, visit http://www.nasa.gov/station. You can also find out how to see the station yourself at http://spotthestation.nasa.gov or watch live station video at http://www.nasa.gov/iss-stream. Credit: NASA/Gary Daines

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Page 1: Infographic: 15 Years of the International Space Station

15 YEARSTHE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION'S LENGTH AND WIDTH IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF AN

AMERICAN FOOTBALL FIELD

MODULE LENGTH: 167.3 FEET (51 METERS)TRUSS LENGTH: 357.5 FEET (109 METERS)

SOLAR ARRAY LENGTH: 239.4 FEET (73 METERS)MASS: 924,739 POUNDS (419,455 KILOGRAMS)

HABITABLE VOLUME: 13,696 CUBIC FEET (388 CUBIC METERS)PRESSURIZED VOLUME: 32,333 CUBIC FEET (916 CUBIC METERS)

POWER GENERATION: 8 SOLAR ARRAYS = 84 KILOWATTS

LIVING AND WORKING IN ORBITON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

Menu

7TONS

CREWS HAVE EATEN ABOUT

25,000 MEALSSINCE THE FIRST CREW IN 2000

APPROXIMATELYSEVEN TONS

OF SUPPLIES SUPPORT A CREW OF THREE FOR ABOUT

SIX MONTHS

SPACEWALKINGASTRONAUTS AND COSMONAUTS

HAVE SPENT MORE THAN 1,000 HOURS WORKING OUTSIDE THE STATION

MORE THAN 1,500 SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONSPERFORMED ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

BENEFITS FOR HUMANITY

ADVANCEDROBOTIC SURGERY

CLEAN DRINKING WATERFOR PEOPLE LIVING FAR FROM

WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES

REMOTE MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS

EDUCATIONAL EVENTS42 MILLION STUDENTS REACHED

10

MICROGRAVITY AND LOW-EARTH ORBIT

RESEARCH LABORATORYCONDUCTING EXPERIMENTS IN:

HUMAN RESEARCH

LIFE SCIENCES

PHYSICAL SCIENCES

EARTH SCIENCES

ASTROPHYSICS

TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH

ONE THING YOU CAN SAY ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

IT'S BIG

LARGER THAN A

5-BEDROOM HOUSE

INTERNAL VOLUME OF A

BOEING 747

WEIGHS ALMOST A

MILLION POUNDS(EQUIVALENT TO MORE THAN 320 AUTOMOBILES]

TRAVELS THE EQUIVALENT DISTANCE

TO THE MOON AND BACKIN ABOUT A DAY

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

NOV. 20, 1998FIRST MODULERUSSIAN ZARYA

DEC. 6, 1998FIRST U.S. MODULEUNITY

OCT. 30, 2000FIRST CREW, EXPEDITION 1

NOV. 30, 2000FIRST U.S. SOLAR ARRAYS

FEB. 7, 2001FIRST U.S. LABDESTINY

FEB. 7, 2008FIRST EUROPEAN MODULECOLUMBUS

MARCH 11, 2008FIRST COMPONENT OF JAPANESEKIBO MODULE

MARCH 15, 2009FINAL SOLAR ARRAYS

FEB. 24, 2011FINAL MODULE

ITIALIAN LEONARDOASSEMBLY COMPLETE

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION TIMELINEIN 1998 … 43% OF AMERICAN ADULTS OWNED A COMPUTER41% USED THE INTERNET35% USED EMAILFACEBOOK, TWITTER, MYSPACE AND YOUTUBE DIDN’T EXISTGOOGLE WAS BRAND NEWTHE FIRST IPOD WAS STILL THREE YEARS AWAY

IN 2013 ...61% OF AMERICAN ADULTS OWN A LAPTOP58% OWN A DESKTOP 85% USE THE INTERNET70% HAVE BROADBAND AT HOMEMORE THAN 90% OWN A CELL PHONE 42% OWN AN MP3 PLAYER88% USE EMAIL48% USE SOCIAL MEDIA

SPACEPORTFOR A VARIETY OF INTERNATIONAL SPACECRAFT

RUSSIASOYUZ

UNITED STATESSPACE SHUTTLE

U.S. COMMERCIAL SPACE XDRAGON

U.S. COMMERCIAL ORBITALCYGNUS

JAPANHTV

EUROPEATV

THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION IS

A GLOBAL PROGRAMINVOLVING THE UNITED STATES, RUSSIA,

EUROPE, CANADA, AND JAPAN.

VISITED BY

MORE THAN 200 PEOPLEFROM

15 NATIONS

LATEST

NEWS AND PHOTOSwww.nasa.gov/station

SEE IT FOR YOURSELF spotthestation.nasa.gov

LIVE VIDEOwww.nasa.gov/iss-stream

LEARN MORE