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In the mid-1980's the U.s launched a project called Space Station Freedom. They invited other nations, except the Soviet Union, to take place in this project. Then in 1991 Freedom collapsed due to the economy. After the collapse they revised their plans and invited Russia to join them in a effort to make a truly international space station.

In November 1998 the Russian launched the command module named Zarya in to orbit. Then in December that year the U.S launched unity a connecting pathway between sections into space. In July of 2001 the Russians launched the Zvezda which powers the International Space Station. the American laboratory named Destiny docked with the station in February 2001.The European Space Agency sent a pressurized laboratory. Canada gave it the robotic arm. and Japan gave it the Japanese Experiment Module.

The main goal of the International Space Station is to conduct long-term experiments in space. Scientists will be experimenting with long-term exposure to low gravity, studying how muscles weaken and what changes occur in the heart, arteries, veins, and bones. they will also do research on how to make better alloys. Also the absence of gravity will allow more pure protein crystals to be grown in space  than on Earth. Analysis of these crystals may lead to the development of new drugs and a better understanding of the fundamental building blocks of life.

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-Orbiting research facility -Positioned at an altitude of 198 miles to 215 miles above the Earths surface -Includes 16 different countries(Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States) GOALS -The main goal of the ISS is to conduct long-term scientific research in space -Experimenting with long-term exposure to low gravity -Research on Better alloys -Studying how muscles weaken and what changes occur in the heart, arteries, veins, and bones -Absence of gravity will allow more pure protein crystals to be grown in space  than on Earth, analysis of these crystals may lead to the development of new drugs and a better understanding of the fundamental building blocks of life ASSEMBLY -Russians placed the first major piece of the puzzle--the control module named Zarya--in orbit during November 1998 -Americans launch Unity(connecting pathway between sections) in December 1998 -Russians launch<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;"> Zvezda in July 2000 which brought life to the ISS -February 2001 American laboratory named Destiny docked with the station -<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">European <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Space <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;"> Agency gave a pressurized laboratory <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">-Canada gave the robotic arm Japan gave the<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;"> Japanese Experiment Module <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">ORIGIN -<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Mid-1980s the United States decided to compete against and try to outdistance the Soviet Union in the <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">spacestation <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;"> field <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">-United States invited other nations (except the Soviet Union) to participate in a program called <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Space Station <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;"> Freedom -When Freedom collapsed in 1991 due to the economy the U.S <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">changed its previous policy and decided to invite Russia to join the effort -<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Russian <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Space <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Agency faced severe financial problems so it accepted help from the United States and eventually agreed to join and lend its vast experience to the creation of a truly <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">internationalstation <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;"> in <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">space