International Space Station (ISS)

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Great video about astronauts in space on board the International Space Station.

There are about 8 billion people living on Earth. That’s a lot of people! Did you know that at this moment, there are a small group of people that don’t live on Earth – they live in space aboard the International Space Station.

The International Space Station (ISS), is a large satellite that orbits the Earth. It’s the biggest man-made object in space and travels at a speed of about 27,000 kilometers per hour. In just one day, it orbits the Earth 16 times.

Since the year 2000, up to 9 astronauts and cosmonauts have been on board the ISS at any one time. They are highly-trained to live and work in space.

You can think of the ISS as a giant science laboratory in space. Each day, the people on board carry out investigations about living in space for long periods of time. The data collected on board the ISS is sent back to Earth and shared with many different countries.

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Can someone please tell me the song that he used in the background