The International Space Station

Part I of Essay
On November twentieth, and December fourth, the first crucial pieces of were launched into orbit, to begin the largest, most complex engineering project, that has ever been undertaken in the history of science. The first module that was launched into space was the Zarya ....

Part II of Essay
.... 2004, at the cost of forty billion dollars in American money. Once fully assembled will consist of more than one-hundred different sections with a mass of 455,865 kilograms or 456 tons. It will measure 108.6 meters by 79.9 meters, which is equivalent in size to an American football field, including the end zones! When completed (ISS) will be able to carry a crew of up seven astronauts in living conditions of a far higher standard than the current largest existing space station, which is the Russian Mir. A series of laboratories will grea ....