The crew of the International Space Station is busy dealing with the aftermath of a false alarm signaling an ammonia leak in the American segment of the orbital facility. The alarm was apparently caused by a glitch in one of the station's computer relay systems.
The crew of the International Space Station is busy dealing with the aftermath of a false alarm signaling an ammonia leak in the American segment of the orbital facility.
Above: Photo of ISS taken from the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
Above: Photo of ISS taken from the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
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The alarm was apparently caused by a glitch in one of the station's computer relay systems.
Above: Internal view of the ISS Cupola.
Above: Internal view of the ISS Cupola.
NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Terry Virts, and ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti were able to return from the Russian section of the station where they were forced to evacuate to.
Above: Members of Expedition 42 take air samples in the US segment of the ISS following an evacuation prompted by an ammonia leak. January 15, 2015.
Above: Members of Expedition 42 take air samples in the US segment of the ISS following an evacuation prompted by an ammonia leak. January 15, 2015.
At the present time, ISS is the largest artificial body in Earth's orbit.
Above: Long shutter speed photos of ISS taken by NASA astronaut Donald Roy Pettit.
Above: Long shutter speed photos of ISS taken by NASA astronaut Donald Roy Pettit.
The ISS program is run jointly by five space agencies involved in the project: Roscosmos, NASA, ESA, JAXA and CSA.
Above: Installation of the Rassvet ISS module.
Above: Installation of the Rassvet ISS module.
The ownership and use of the space station is regulated by intergovernmental treaties.
Above: Russian spacesuits aboard the ISS.
Above: Russian spacesuits aboard the ISS.
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The first component of the ISS was launched in 1998.
Above: Zvezda ISS module.
Above: Zvezda ISS module.
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The ISS has been continuously crewed ever since members of Expedition 1 arrived there on November 2, 2000.
Above: Spacewalk. 2011.
Above: Spacewalk. 2011.
ISS is the earth's ninth manned space station.
Above: Internal view of the ISS Cupola.
Above: Internal view of the ISS Cupola.
Since the US Space Shuttle Program was terminated in 2011, Russian-made Soyuz rockets have been the only way for astronauts to reach the space station.
Above: Space Shuttle Atlantis. Photo taken from ISS.
Above: Space Shuttle Atlantis. Photo taken from ISS.
Astronauts from 15 nations have visited the station.
Above: ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti in her sleeping bag. ISS, December 2014.
Above: ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti in her sleeping bag. ISS, December 2014.
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The station is divided into the Russian Orbital Segment and the US Orbital Segment.
Above: Astronaunts work at the Russian segment of ISS. 2011.
Above: Astronaunts work at the Russian segment of ISS. 2011.
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The station is used to perform experiments in biology, human biology, physics, astronomy, meteorology and other fields.
Above: View of the ISS. 2009.
Above: View of the ISS. 2009.
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The station was designed as a microgravity and space environment research laboratory, as well as a potential staging base for possible missions to the Moon and Mars.
Above: A reflection of astronaut's camera in space. 2007.
Above: A reflection of astronaut's camera in space. 2007.
