International Space Station

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Definition:

A research facility that was launched in 1998, is orbiting around the Earth and is operated by multinational groups of astronauts sent regularly by five space agencies participating in the project – NASA (the USA), Roscosmos (Russia), ESA (Europe), JAXA (Japan) and CSA (Canada).

Translations:

English: International Space Station, ISS [ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l speɪs ˈsteɪʃǝn]
French: Station spatiale internationale (f), SSI [stasjɔ̃ spasjal ɛ̃tɛʁnasjɔnal]
German: die Internationale Raumstation [ɪntɐnat͡sjo:na:lə ʁaʊ̯mʃtat͡sjo:n]
Russian: Международная космическая станция (f), МКС [mʲɪʐdʊnɐˈrodnəjə kɐˈsmʲit͡ɕɪskəjə ˈstant͡sɨɪ̯ə]
Polish: Międzynarodowa Stacja Kosmiczna
Swedish:

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