International Space Station

noun

1. ISS. an orbiting space station construction of which began in 2001 with the cooperation of 16 nations; used for scientific and space research

Example Sentences

Collins had to pilot the shuttle through a 360 degree flip while flying beneath the International Space Station.

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If the cuts go ahead, Aschbacher said, they could also affect shared missions such as the use of the International Space Station and the Artemis programme to put astronauts back on the Moon, he said.

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He has previously served as the pilot of NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station as part of Expedition 64.

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She has logged 213 days in orbit — 200 on the International Space Station in 2021, and 13 days aboard the space shuttle Atlantis in 2009, as part of NASA’s final flight to carry out repairs and upgrades to Hubble.

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“They were flying on the International Space Station, they had done a lot on Hubble, they were an equal partner in spaceflight,” she said.

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