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International Space Station

modular space station in low Earth orbit
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The International Space Station received the Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation[1].

Key Facts

  • Award received: Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation[3]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: United States[4], Russia[5], Japan[6], Canada[7], Europe[8], Outer Space Treaty area[9]
  • Instance of: space laboratory[10], artificial satellite of the Earth[11]
  • Operator: National Aeronautics and Space Administration[12], Roscosmos State Corporation[13], European Space Agency[14], Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency[15], Canadian Space Agency[16]
  • Location: low Earth orbit[17]
  • Commons category: International Space Station[18]
  • Space launch vehicle: Proton-K[19]
  • Parent astronomical body: Earth[20]
  • Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[21]
  • Type of orbit: low Earth orbit[22]
  • Has part(s): Zarya[23], Unity[24], Zvezda[25], Destiny[26], Canadarm2[27], Quest Joint Airlock[28], Harmony[29], Columbus[30], Dextre[31], Kibo[32], Poisk[33], Tranquility[34], Cupola[35], Rassvet[36]
  • Inception: November 20, 1998[37]
  • UTC date of spacecraft launch: November 20, 1998[38]
  • Participant: United States[39], Russia[40], United Kingdom[41], France[42], Denmark[43], Spain[44], Italy[45], Netherlands[46], Sweden[47], Canada[48], Germany[49], Switzerland[50], Belgium[51], Japan[52]
  • Service entry: November 2, 2000[53]
  • Significant event: rocket launch[54]
  • Official website: https://www.nasa.gov/international-space-station/[55]
  • Topic's main category: Category:International Space Station[56]
  • Commons gallery: International Space Station[57]

Why It Matters

International Space Station has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 139 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

FAQs

What awards did International Space Station receive?

Honors received include Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation[3].

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  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . esa.int. Retrieved . esa.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [16] ↑ . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . esa.int. esa.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Q140779350. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . elpais.com. elpais.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . europapress.es. europapress.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . spaceflightnow.com. spaceflightnow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . earth.esa.int. earth.esa.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . spaceref.com. spaceref.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . russianspaceweb.com. russianspaceweb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  42. [44] ↑ . esa.int. esa.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  55. [57] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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