international space station
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The ISS is mainly powered by state of the art solar panells.
The construction started in 1998 with the Zarya module.
Functions: Battery power Fuel storage Rendezvous and docking capability
Expansion stil in progress
ISS Size (in 2007): Mass: 300,214 kg Length: 58.2 m Width: 44.5 m Height: 27.4 m Solar arrays span: 73.15 m
On board Frank de Winne, the first European commander of the International Space Station.
From left to right: Nicole Stott, Frank De Winne and Robert Thirsk
Picture of one of the crew members during an expedition in space.
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html
