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Will there be an end to the ISS?
In February 2015, Roscosmos announced that it would remain a part of the ISS programme until 2024.
What is the maximum number of astronauts ISS can hold?
International Space Station
| Station statistics | |
|---|---|
| SATCAT no. | 25544 |
| Call sign | Alpha, Station |
| Crew | Fully crewed: 7 Currently aboard: 7 (Soyuz MS-19, Crew-3) Expedition: 66 Commander: Anton Shkaplerov (Roscosmos) |
| Launch | 20 November 1998 |
What is the longest a person has spent in space?
437 days
However. Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov spent 437 days on the Mir space station from 1994 and 1995 still holds the record for the longest time a person has stayed in space.
What will happen to the International Space Station after the ISS?
The company plans to build another space station that can more or less take over from the ISS. They call it the Axiom Station, and this module is just the first part of it. Over time they plan to add other modules onto the first and then detach it from the ISS when the ISS retires.
How many space shuttles have delivered the ISS elements?
As of 2020, 36 Space Shuttle flights delivered ISS elements. Other assembly flights consisted of modules lifted by the Falcon 9, Russian Proton rocket or, in the case of Pirs and Poisk, the Soyuz-U rocket. Some of the larger modules include:
What are the 16 modules of the International Space Station?
The ISS is made up of 16 pressurized modules: four Russian modules (Pirs, Zvezda, Poisk and Rassvet), nine US modules (Zarya, BEAM, Leonardo, Harmony, Quest, Tranquility, Unity, Cupola, and Destiny), two Japanese modules (the JEM-ELM-PS and JEM-PM) and one European module (Columbus).
What is Node 2 on the ISS?
Node 2 is considered the utility hub on the ISS, because it connects the laboratory modules from the US, the ESA, and JAXA (Japan.) Node 2 is also called “Harmony.” The new commercial module will attach to the Node 2 Forward via the Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA).