International Space Station: The Science Lab in Space
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION THE SCIENCE LAB IN SPACE By John Hamilton spacecraft XTREME ASD Xtreme An Imprint of Abdo publishing labdopublishing com
THE SCIENCE LAB IN SPACE The International Space Station ISS is an enormous spacecraft that orbits the Earth It took years to build and the efforts of several countries Today the space station is a science lab where many experiments are conducted The crew of astronauts are learning the best ways to live and work in space This information will help future astronauts explore Mars and other places in our solar system
XTREME FACT The ISS orbits about 220 miles 354 km above Earth It takes about 90 minutes to complete one orbit around the planet
