The on-orbit construction of the ISS began in 1998. The space station is in a low orbit around Earth and can be seen from the surface of our planet with our  eye. The International Space Station travels is 190 miles off the surface of the Earth and travels, on average, 17,210 miles per hour.  . The station is a  joint projects among the space agencies of the U.S., Russia, Japan, Italy, Brazil, China and 11 European countries.                                                                                                                                      

                                           Cost of Endeavor-$2.1  BILLION                                                                       

Total Weight Lift off-2.04 million kilograms or (4.5 million pound)

Maximum Payload Weight -26,786 kilograms  (59,000 pounds)

                          Shuttle System length-56.08 meters or 184 ft.

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