International Space Station 1:50 Scale Model
International Space Station 1:50 Scale Model
This model of the International Space Station (ISS) was made by the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center for a presentation by the Russian government to NASA in the 1990s. The meeting never took place though, so the order to make the model was cancelled - but by this time, the high quality model had already been completed.It is 50 times smaller than the actual ISS, which is roughly the size of a football pitch. The ISS provides a habitable environment for a crew of six people to live and work in space. At an altitude of around 400 kilometres above the Earth, the station serves as a laboratory for conducting experiments in microgravity. It also provides an opportunity to study the long-term effects of microgravity on the human body.
The ISS is an international collaboration with five participating space agencies: NASA, Roscosmos, JAXA, ESA and CSA. The model shows the flags of the country or agency on the sections they contributed. On the underside of the model there are two examples of the Russian Soyuz spacecraft docked with the station. These are used to transport crew members to and from the ISS.
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Object number
2000-1
Location
Into Space Gallery
Has this object been into space?
No
Dimension - Dimension, Value, Measurement unit
Depth: 153.0cm
Height: 87.0cm
Width: 212.0cm
Object Production Date
1990s
Object Production Place
Russia
On Display Status
On display
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