International Space Station/Related Articles

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Parent topics

• The ISS is a space station, which is a type of satellite.
• It is an important destination in manned spaceflight.

Vehicles that have visited ISS

• NASA's Space Shuttle is responsible for delivering station components and most crew.
• Soyuz spacecraft deliver some crew and are stored at the station to use as escape pods in emergency situations.
• Progress spacecraft are unmanned vehicles that deliver supplies to the station.

Vehicles that would have visited ISS

• The Crew Return Vehicle would have brought crew back from the station in case of an emergency.
• Venture Star was a Lockheed Martin concept for a reusable space plane to replace the space shuttle.

Other space stations

• Salyut was Russia's first space station program.
• Mir was the largest and most successful space station before the ISS.
• Skylab was America's first space station.

Participating countries and their space agencies

• United States of America - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
  • Brazil (through NASA) - Brazilian Space Agency (AEB)
• Russian Federation - Russian Federal Space Agency (RKA)
• Canada - Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
• Japan - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
• Europe - European Space Agency (ESA)
  • Germany (through ESA)
  • France (through ESA)
  • Italy (through ESA) - Italian Space Agency (ASI)
  • Denmark (through ESA)
  • Belgium (through ESA)
  • Switzerland (through ESA)
  • Sweden (through ESA)
  • Spain (through ESA)
  • Norway (through ESA)
  • The Netherlands (through ESA)

Prospective participants

• China

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