The International Space Station by Connor Steinberg https://padlet.com/steinco/p1yitcg0rfn9 I don't know what to put here en-us 2017-11-03 13:14:52 UTC 2017-12-14 00:48:38 UTC hello@padlet.com http://www.boeing.com/resources/boeingdotcom/space/international_space_station/images/iss_gallery_med_02_960x600.jpg Interesting Facts steinco https://padlet.com/steinco/p1yitcg0rfn9/wish/203271892 --The ISS cost over 150 billion USD which is the most expensive thing in space
--The ISS travels at a speed of 17,150 mph which means it goes almost 5 miles per second
--The orbit height is 254 miles high
--At about 357.6 feet (or 109 meters) long, the International Space Station gives astronauts plenty of room. Made up of hundreds of major and minor components, the ISS is the largest manned object ever put into space. The ISS has a pressurized volume of 32,333 cubic feet, the same as a Boeing 747.

]]> 2017-11-03 13:22:43 UTC https://padlet.com/steinco/p1yitcg0rfn9/wish/203271892 How long did it take to build and when was it launched? steinco https://padlet.com/steinco/p1yitcg0rfn9/wish/203274959 --The first ISS module was launched on Nov. 20 1998 and the second module was launched only two weeks after the first.
--The ISS is made up of 15 pressurized modules: five Russian modules (Zarya, Pirs, Zvezda, Poisk and Rassvet), seven US modules (Leonardo, Harmony, Quest, Tranquility, Unity, Cupola, and Destiny), two Japanese modules (the JEM-ELM-PS and JEM-PM) and one European module (Columbus). which makes the ISS we know today]]> 2017-11-03 13:29:19 UTC https://padlet.com/steinco/p1yitcg0rfn9/wish/203274959 What is it used for? steinco https://padlet.com/steinco/p1yitcg0rfn9/wish/203279369 --The ISS is mainly used as an really advanced space laboratory that is home to astronauts from several nations
--The ISS can be used to conduct experiments in space to see the effects of the zero gravity
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]]> 2017-11-10 14:30:33 UTC https://padlet.com/steinco/p1yitcg0rfn9/wish/205699116 Will we ever bring the ISS back to earth? steinco https://padlet.com/steinco/p1yitcg0rfn9/wish/205700348 The ISS was first planned to be brought back to earth in 2020 by slowing the speed enough to let it fall out of orbit and burn up on its way down. But the plan was extended to at least 2024. Even when that time comes it might be left up there but there are some museums that have been talking about finding a way to put in there museums ]]> 2017-11-10 14:32:57 UTC https://padlet.com/steinco/p1yitcg0rfn9/wish/205700348 steinco https://padlet.com/steinco/p1yitcg0rfn9/wish/205705083 2017-11-10 14:43:39 UTC https://padlet.com/steinco/p1yitcg0rfn9/wish/205705083 Sources steinco https://padlet.com/steinco/p1yitcg0rfn9/wish/208106953 https://www.nasa.gov/

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