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International Space Station: Inhabited space station in low Earth orbit
The International Space Station (ISS) is a large space station that was assembled and is maintained in low Earth orbit by a collaboration of five space agencies and their contractors: NASA, Roscosmos (Russia), ESA (Europe), JAXA (Japan), and CSA (Canada). As the largest space station ever constructed, it primarily serves as a platform for conducting scientific experiments in microgravity and studying the space environment.

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India’s 1st Astronaut to ISS: Shubhanshu Shukla’s Historic Mission After 41 Years |Axiom-4 Explained [Video]

India’s 1st Astronaut to ISS: Shubhanshu Shukla’s Historic Mission After 41 Years |Axiom-4 Explained

After a gap of 41 years since Rakesh Sharma made history, India returns to space in a big way. Meet Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut to head to the International Space Station (ISS) as..

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