The International Space Station draws upon the resources and the scientific and technological expertise of 16 cooperating nations, including the United States, Canada, Japan, Russia and 11 participating member nations of the European Space Agency -- Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In addition, Brazil and Italy have signed on as payload participants. The living and working housing will be the equal to the passenger and load capabilities …
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…amp;gt;The international Space station orbits at a standard altitude of 220 miles at a slant of 51.6 degrees to the equator. The ISS will be completed in the year 2006. The ISS will be operating as a multi-room space hotel and a research capacity. Orbiting the Earth at an average altitude of 400 km. The Space station circles the earth about every 90 minutes. That means the crew see the Sun rise every 90 minutes. By; Julian M Gundlach