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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection Collection NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection Collection
Title:
Construction of International Space Station Begins Title Construction of International Space Station Begins Title
Explanation:
Move over Mir [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], here comes the International Space Station [ http://shuttle.nasa…]. In December 1998, the crew of Space Shuttle Endeavour [ http://www.ksc.nasa…] started construction [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] by joining the U.S.-built Unity [ http://shuttle.nasa…] node with the Russian-built Zarya [ http://shuttle.nasa…] module. A close look at the above IMAX(r) photograph [ http://www.nasa.gov…] will reveal two astronauts working on Unity. Below on Earth, the terminator between night and day is visible. The International Space Station [ http://station.nasa…]'s low 250-mile Earth orbit causes it to experience one complete day/night cycle in about 90 minutes. Explanation Move over Mir [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], here comes the International Space Station [ http://shuttle.nasa…]. In December 1998, the crew of Space Shuttle Endeavour [ http://www.ksc.nasa…] started construction [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] by joining the U.S.-built Unity [ http://shuttle.nasa…] node with the Russian-built Zarya [ http://shuttle.nasa…] module. A close look at the above IMAX(r) photograph [ http://www.nasa.gov…] will reveal two astronauts working on Unity. Below on Earth, the terminator between night and day is visible. The International Space Station [ http://station.nasa…]'s low 250-mile Earth orbit causes it to experience one complete day/night cycle in about 90 minutes. Explanation
Credit and Copyright:
STS-88 Shuttle Crew [ http://spaceflight.…], NASA [ http://www.nasa.gov/] Credit_and_Copyright STS-88 Shuttle Crew [ http://spaceflight.…], NASA [ http://www.nasa.gov/] Credit and Copyright
keyword:
space station keyword space station keyword
keyword:
shuttle keyword shuttle keyword
facet_when:
December 1998 facet_when December 1998 facet_when
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) facet_where Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) facet_where
facet_what:
Earth facet_what Earth facet_what
facet_what:
Space Shuttle Endeavour facet_what Space Shuttle Endeavour facet_what
facet_what:
Unity facet_what Unity facet_what
facet_what:
Space Shuttle Orbiter facet_what Space Shuttle Orbiter facet_what
facet_what:
International Space Station (ISS) facet_what International Space Station (ISS) facet_what
facet_what:
Russian Mir Space Station facet_what Russian Mir Space Station facet_what
facet_when_year:
1998 facet_when_year 1998 facet_when_year
original url:
http://antwrp.gsfc.… original_url http://antwrp.gsfc.… original url
UID:
SPD-APOD-ap990223 UID SPD-APOD-ap990223 UID

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