The ISS in numbers: 15 things it has improved on Earth

Today marks an important milestone in the history of humanity in space. For the last 15 years, human beings have continuously inhabited the International Space Station or ISS. It has become a symbol of what can be achieved by international cooperation in science. All six members of the current Expedition 45 crew have taken part in a press conference – 250 miles up in space. Station Commander Scott Kelly and Flight Engineer Kjell Lindgren of NASA, Flight Engineers Mikhail Kornienko, Oleg Kononenko and Sergey Volkov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Flight Engineer Kimiya Yui of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency answered questions from U.S., Russian and Japanese media during the link-up, broadcast live on Euronews. Today we celebrate the 15 anniversary of long-term expedition aboard the #ISS. #Exp1 #Shepherd #Gidzenko #Krikalev pic.twitter.com/EXvNe4K4EW— РОСКОСМОС (@fka_roscosmos) November 2, 2015 The ISS in numbers 1998 – The first module is launched 211 – astronauts have visited the ISS 15 – their different countries of origin 69 – contributing countries 100,000 – the ISS weight in pounds 320 – the equivalent of its weight in motor cars 90 – the minutes it takes to orbit the Earth 15 things: how the ISS has improved life on Earth There have been advances in environmental and medical science as a result of the work carried out on the ISS. (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = “//connect.facebook.net/el_GR/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3”; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, ‘script’, ‘facebook-jssdk’));International Space Station Celebrates its 15th anniversary of human occupancy. Here are some of the best photos taken from the ISS.Image credit: Reuters/NASA/HandoutPosted by euronews on Δευτέρα, 2 Νοεμβρίου 2015 These range from supporting water-purification efforts around the world, improving research on osteoporosis and loss of bone density and monitoring the development of natural disasters. 15 ways ISS_Research on Space_Station is Benefiting Earth: https://t.co/lvqHb0nMkH #15YearsOnStation pic.twitter.com/Y4Flh7gEnw— ISS Research (@ISS_Research) October 30, 2015 Great NASA infographic: 15 years continuous human presence on #ISS . See https://t.co/ajr9Gc34GT NASAhistory pic.twitter.com/1l3ASGKQ7L— ESA space history (@ESA_History) November 2, 2015