Tuesday, November 19, 2013

International Space Station turns 15 today - the Russian newspaper

International Space Station turns 15. This is the time – the warranty period of its stay in orbit. However, ISS will continue through 2020, according to ITAR-TASS.

  •  Photo by Oleg Urusov / ITAR-TASS ISS crew will head for the first time a Japanese

ISS serves as a foundation for advanced scientific research. Photos from orbit help cope with disasters and to farm.

ISS – the largest man-made object in space, and the most expensive scientific project in history. The idea of ??creating large objects in orbit was born in the Soviet Union 40 years ago and was embodied in the long-term station “Salyut” and “Peace”.

now orbiting the watch crew of the 38th long-term expedition consisting of cosmonauts Oleg Kotov, Sergei Ryazan, Mikhail Tyurin, NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins and Richard Mastracchio, and the Japanese Space Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata JAXA.

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