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The International Space Station is the size of an American football field and can accommodate six crew members for scientific research. It received its first crew in 2000 and was expanded in 2010. It was made in several countries and would weigh nearly 1 million pounds on Earth.
The International Space Station is 79 yards (72.3 m) long, more than 118 yards (108.5 m) wide, and 66 feet (20 m) high, occupying approximately the area of an American football field. It can accommodate a full-time crew of six astronauts and cosmonauts simultaneously and can support additional visitors. The crew are engaged in scientific research while on board. The space station underwent an expansion in 2010, when the space shuttle Atlantis delivered the 5.5-foot-long (1-meter) Mini Research Module 18 to the space station.
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Parts of the International Space Station have been made in several countries, including Japan, Russia and the United States.
The International Space Station received its first crew in 2000.
The International Space Station would weigh nearly 1 million pounds (453.6 tons) on Earth.
