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What is the volume of the ISS?

What is the volume of the ISS?

32,333 cubic feet
The dimensions of the completed ISS research facility are approximately 356 feet (109 meters) by 240 feet (73 meters), or slightly larger than a football field. The ISS has an internal pressurized volume of 32,333 cubic feet and weighs 930,000 pounds (32,333 cubic feet is the equivalent of 7.9 semi-trailers).

What can you infer about the ISS bacteria?

Summary: Two particularly tenacious species of bacteria have colonized the potable water dispenser aboard the International Space Station (ISS), but a new study suggests that they are no more dangerous than closely related strains on Earth.

What is the ISS goal?

The primary objective of the ISS is to support scientific research and other activities requiring the unique attributes of humans in space.

Who owns the International Space Station?

This means that the owners of the Space Station – the United States, Russia, the European Partner, Japan and Canada – are legally responsible for the respective elements they provide. The European States are being treated as one homogenous entity, called the European Partner on the Space Station.

How high up is the Space Station?

254 mi
International Space Station/Orbit height

What are the 3 most common groups of bacteria found on the ISS?

The types of microorganisms found were similar to those found on Earth, and the most abundant bacteria were Staphylococcus, Pantoea and Bacillus.

What is the acceleration due to gravity on the ISS?

The astronauts on board the International Space Station are accelerating towards the center of the Earth at 8.7 m/s², but the space station itself also accelerates at that same value of 8.7 m/s², and so there’s no relative acceleration and no force that you experience.

How long does it take to orbit the Earth one time )?

365 days
Earth/Orbital period

One complete orbit takes 365.256 days (1 sidereal year), during which time Earth has traveled 940 million km (584 million mi).

How fast is the ISS moving?

4.76 miles/s
International Space Station/Speed on orbit

Does Elon Musk own a space station?

SpaceX was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs to enable the colonization of Mars….SpaceX.

Headquarters in December 2017; plumes from a flight of a Falcon 9 rocket are visible overhead
Owner Elon Musk Trust (54% equity; 78% voting control)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8Y9CzB_1eY

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Ruth Doyle