The ISS is 380 kilometers or about 236 miles above the Earth.
The International Space Station orbits Earth at an average altitude of about 420 kilometers (260 miles).
The International Space Station orbits at an average altitude of about 420 kilometers (260 miles) above Earth's surface.
Yes, "Mir" is not a name for the International Space Station. Mir was a separate Russian space station that operated from 1986 to 2001. The International Space Station (ISS) is a different and currently operational collaborative project involving multiple countries.
The International Space Station orbits approximately 250 miles above the Earth's surface.
It is about 350 kilometres or 220 miles up.
The International Space Station orbits Earth at an average altitude of about 420 kilometers (260 miles).
The International Space Station orbits at an average altitude of about 420 kilometers (260 miles) above Earth's surface.
The space station is not too far out of the Earths atmosphere so they just send up a space shuttle!
there was 2 .. launching to get to the international space station up in space
They are brought up by other space craft, usually one of the Space Shuttles.
Yes, "Mir" is not a name for the International Space Station. Mir was a separate Russian space station that operated from 1986 to 2001. The International Space Station (ISS) is a different and currently operational collaborative project involving multiple countries.
The International Space Station orbits approximately 250 miles above the Earth's surface.
It is about 350 kilometres or 220 miles up.
The International Space Station (ISS) is still under construction. The first section was sent up into orbit in 1998, and sections are still being sent up. The station is expected to be completed in 2011.
The International Space Station orbits Earth at an average altitude of about 250 miles (400 kilometers) above the planet's surface.
The International Space Station normally has a crew of three or four, and while they rotate, most astronauts do not get to live on the space station. As of Feb. 2010 the number is now up to 6.
The International Space Station (ISS) And a point of note, it was not launched it was built up there.