environment. The station maintains a low orbit around the Earth. This is 217 to 285 miles

above the Earth. The station itself is under construction while in orbit. Construction started

in 1998 and will take years to complete. It is estimated to be completed by the year 2006.

Sixteen separate nations are working together to complete this massive laboratory. The

United States is working with Russia, Japan, Canada, Brazil, the United Kingdom, France,

Germany, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, and

Sweden. Each country is contributing to the construction of the station. The station is made

up of more than 100 components and will take 44 more trips with the three main space

vessels to complete it. It will take

dollars. Once completed, the station will have several pressurized living modules and will

that are nearly perfect. Life Sciences studies how gravity effects our bodies. Prolonged

nearly 2000 man-hours and nearly 60 space walks to

exposure to low gravity can cause effects similar to that of aging. Earth Sciences can study

presence and the larger recourses and accommodations. This space station will be greater

on the station connect the sections of the station together. A Service Module contains the

Russians spent months on board during assembly. Several later teams were planned for

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