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>> THE INTERNATIONAL

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SPACE STATION.

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A FOOTBALL FIELD-SIZED,

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MILLION-POUND LABORATORY

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FLYING AROUND PLANET EARTH

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AT 17,500 MILES PER HOUR.

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IT'S OUR HOME IN

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LOW EARTH ORBIT AND THE BRIDGE

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TO EXPLORING THE FAR REACHES

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OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM.

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A PLACE TO LEARN WHAT IT TAKES

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TO LIVE, TO WORK, TO THRIVE

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IN SPACE.

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THANKS TO SPACE AGENCIES

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REPRESENTING MORE THAN A DOZEN

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COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD,

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IT WENT FROM THE DRAWING BOARD

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TO LIFT-OFF WHEN THE FIRST

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PIECE FLEW INTO SPACE IN 1998.

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THAT KICKED OFF

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OVER A DECADE OF CONSTRUCTION,

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HAULING THE STATION

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TO ORBIT PIECE BY PIECE

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ON NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE

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AND RUSSIAN ROCKETS.

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AND AFTER THE FIRST CREW ARRIVED

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IN NOVEMBER 2000, WE STARTED

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AN UNBROKEN STREAK OF HUMANS

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LIVING AND WORKING IN SPACE.

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BUILDING ON THE LEGACY

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OF PAST OUTPOSTS LIKE

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SKYLAB AND MIR,

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THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

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BECAME THE TRAINING GROUND

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FOR HUMANITY'S NEXT

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GREAT JOURNEYS.

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LEARNING HOW TO LIVE IN SPACE

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FOR EXTREME PERIODS OF TIME.

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BUILDING AND PERFECTING

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THE TECHNOLOGIES NECESSARY

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TO TRAVEL TO OUR NEIGHBORS

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IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM.

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IT GAVE US A PLACE

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RIGHT ON OUR DOORSTEP TO PREPARE

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FOR THE NEXT GIANT LEAP

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INTO THE UNKNOWN.

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AND THANKS TO THE STATION,

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A NEW ERA IN OUTER SPACE

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IS UNFOLDING.

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WHAT WAS ONCE THE DOMAIN

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OF ONLY NATIONS AND GOVERNMENTS

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IS NOW POPULATED BY

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A GROWING SPACE FLEET

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FROM AMERICAN INDUSTRY.

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PRIVATE SPACECRAFT TO FLY CARGO

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AND CREW MEMBERS.

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NEW HABITATS AND TECHNOLOGIES

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FOR FUTURE SPACE MISSIONS.

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AND AN OPEN DOOR FOR COMPANIES,

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RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, AND

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EVEN STUDENTS AROUND THE WORLD

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TO DO RESEARCH IN SPACE THAT

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HAVE NEVER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY

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BEFORE, ALL LAYING

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THE FOUNDATION FOR A ROBUST

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ECONOMY IN SPACE.

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THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS

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OF EXPERIMENTS, HUNDREDS

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OF SPACEWALKS, ENDLESS HOURS

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OF CHALLENGES AND SUCCESSES,

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ALL DONE BY HUMANS HAILING

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FROM COUNTRIES AROUND THE GLOBE.

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THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

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IS WHAT WE CAN ACHIEVE

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AS A PLANET WHEN WE COME

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TOGETHER TO DO THE THINGS

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THAT ARE HARD.

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AND THE WORK ISN'T SLOWING DOWN.

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BECAUSE WE'RE READY

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FOR THE NEXT GIANT LEAP.

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BECAUSE WE'RE READY

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TO GO FARTHER.

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BECAUSE WHAT WE DO AND LEARN