The International Space Station (ISS) is a large space station that was assembled and is maintained in low Earth orbit by a collaboration of five space agencies and their contractors: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), ESA (Europe), JAXA (Japan), and CSA (Canada).

2025年1月30日 · Launched in 1998 and involving the U.S., Russia, Canada, Japan, and the participating countries of the European Space Agency — the International Space Station is one of the most complex international collaborations ever attempted.

This list of space stations is grouped by countries responsible for their operations. The space stations where multiple countries are responsible for their operations are listed separately. Planned and canceled space stations are excluded from this list.

2024年7月16日 · International Space Station Facts. An international partnership of five space agencies from 15 countries operates the International Space Station. Learn more about visitors to the space station by country. The space station has …

2023年9月27日 · Launched in 1998 and involving the U.S., Russia, Canada, Japan, and the participating countries of the European Space Agency—the International Space Station is one of the most ambitious international collaborations ever attempted.

The ISS consists of Canada, Japan, the Russian Federation, the United States, and eleven Member States of the European Space Agency (Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom). [13] . Article 1 outlines its purpose:

There are currently 23 countries that are part of the International Space Station program. 15 full members, and 8 visitor members.

2025年1月29日 · International Space Station (ISS), space station that was assembled in low Earth orbit largely by the United States and Russia, with assistance and components from a multinational consortium. Learn more about the International Space Station in this article.

2024年2月15日 · Russia: Salyut 1 was world's first space station launched by the Soviet Union on April 19, 1971. Then Russia launched various space stations from Salyut 2 to Salyut 7, and Mir. China: Tiangong 1 launched in 2011, Tiangong -2 launched in 2016 were test space labs and Tiangong space station was launched in 2021 (fully operational since late 2022).

2024年2月23日 · As of May 2022, 258 individuals from 20 countries have visited the International Space Station. The top participating countries include the United States (158 people) and Russia (54 people).