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25 years of the International Space Station
November 30 , 2023
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- November 20 marks the 25th anniversary of the launch of the International Space Station (ISS).
- This is the largest man-made object in the solar system launch on November 20, 1998.
- ISS has stood as a testament to the power of international cooperation and has played a pivotal role in advancing our understanding of space, microgravity, and fostering groundbreaking scientific research.
- ISS is a joint project involving space agencies from the United States (NASA), Russia (Roscosmos), Europe (ESA), Japan (JAXA), and Canada (CSA).
- In 2022, Russia announced that it will pull out of ISS after 2024 and focus on building its own orbiting outpost.
- It travels at 8 kilometers (5 miles) per second.
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