iss

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ADJ.

aboard, beyond, constant, international, international, onboard, required

VERB + ISS

exercise, resides, see

ISS + NOUN

russia's, sky, space, station, thursday

PREP.

from, in, on

ADV.

approximately, really

Definitions

noun

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Initialism of in-school suspension.

name

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Initialism of International Space Station.

Before Musk, America’s space industry was moribund. In 2011, NASA mothballed the last space shuttle, after inking a deal with SpaceX to make uncrewed cargo resupply runs to the International Space Station (ISS). […] SpaceX launched its first crew to the ISS aboard a Dragon spacecraft in May 2020.

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Before Musk, America’s space industry was moribund. In 2011, NASA mothballed the last space shuttle, after inking a deal with SpaceX to make uncrewed cargo resupply runs to the International Space Sta

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The ISS travels in orbit around the Earth at an average speed of 27,743.8 km/h, completing 15.7 orbits per day.

Tatoeba · #5322331

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An international crew, typically consisting of six members, resides on the ISS for approximately six months at a time.

Tatoeba · #5322333

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The ISS requires a constant supply of oxygen to keep the astronauts safe and in top condition.

Tatoeba · #5322334

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The primary sources of oxygen on the ISS are the Russian-built Elektron Oxygen Generator unit and NASA’s Oxygen Generator System (OGS).

Tatoeba · #5322336

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Astronauts aboard the ISS do not feel the effects of gravity as we do on Earth.

Tatoeba · #5322339