ISS

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An abbreviation for International Space Station, the largest modular laboratory in low Earth orbit.

The International Space Station is a multinational collaborative project involving multiple space agencies. It serves as a microgravity and space environment research laboratory where crews conduct experiments in biology, physics, and meteorology. The station is maintained at an altitude of roughly 400 kilometers and requires regular orbital boosts to counteract atmospheric drag.

Heard on the job

The resupply capsule will dock with the ISS forward port at zero six hundred hours.