Name: How does the International Space Station work?
Uploaded: 2021-02-24T04:09:45.000Z
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- [Jared] The International Space Station

is the largest manmade structure in space.

It was built in pieces and then launched into space

In this video, I want to give you a detailed look

We're gonna look at each module in the order

So if you're ready, let's go build a space station.

In 1984, the United States announced a project

of what the original station might have looked like.

It was never actually built in its original form.

and it's funding was almost completely cut by US Congress.

Then in 1993, after several other countries were brought

on board, the name was officially changed

Five years later, construction begins in space.

I'll show you the complete construction process,

but first, let's learn a little bit more about the station.

It's mainly used to conduct science experiments

There's usually six astronauts on board the station.

They generally switch out about every six months

so that no one spends too much time in space.

The station is about the size of an American football field.

It's located just outside the Earth's atmosphere.

The ISS only takes about 92 minutes to orbit the earth.

Over time, the ISS will slowly lose altitude.

If nothing was done, the station would eventually burn up

To prevent this, the station must be periodically reboosted

The main countries now participating are United States,

Let's get to know the main parts of the station.

It holds the solar arrays to generate electricity,

and science experiments are also attached.

This part down here contains the pressurized modules,

which means the astronauts can live and work in here

The other side is called the United States Orbital Segment.

It's made up of modules from the United States,

The different pieces of the station, also called modules,

were built in many locations around the globe.

the American Space Shuttle, the Russian Proton Rocket

Once in space, it's time to put it all together.

This is definitely not your average Lego set.

Once construction started, the ISS took a little

over a decade before it was considered complete.

Each one of these lines represents the addition

Let's go ahead and start at the very beginning.

of the station is a Russian module called Zarya.

and also propulsion when there's a need to move the station.

There's three docking ports in front and one in back.

It has six docking ports to connect to future modules.

between the different docking mechanisms.

This is called a Pressurized Mating Adapter,

It also has three docking ports in front and one in back.