• Question: how big is the international space station?

    Asked by liz to Charlie 🚀 on 14 Jun 2016.
    • Photo: Charles Laing

      Charles Laing answered on 14 Jun 2016:

      Hi Liz,

      The International Space Station (ISS) is pretty big considering everything there was launched into space on a rocket and then put together.

      There are normally 6 astronauts living and working there for periods of 6 months and it must be big enough to hold everyone, all their supplies and experimental equipment.

      The ISS has a gym, 2 bathrooms and as much space inside for living as a Jumbo Jet! The actual size is much bigger because of the huge solar panels to give the whole station enough energy. Measured from tip to tip the ISS would cover a football field.

      Charlie 😀🚀

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