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A space station is a large orbiting station in space. It moves around the earth for several years. A space sta- tion is very helpful in transportation of equipment, people, and other materials. It also helps in refueling and repair of other spacecraft. Space Stations

First Space Station The first space station that was launched into the earth’s orbit was Salyut 1 . It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1971. It was a monolithic space station. It was fully equipped with supplies and equipment when launched. However, such space stations had to be abandoned when the fuel supplies were used up.

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● ● The total cost of construction of the International Space Station was $100 billion. ● ● The crew of the ISS is known as “Expedition” and crewmembers are changed every few months.

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