First assembly of the ISS

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:event
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:JAXA
gptkb:ESA
gptkb:CSA
gptkbp:collaboration United States and Russia
gptkbp:crew_capacity 6 astronauts
gptkbp:current_status Operational
gptkbp:date November 20, 1998
gptkbp:docking_system December 1998
gptkbp:duration approximately 10 days
gptkbp:expansion_plans gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:first_american_module gptkb:Unity
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:Expedition_1
gptkbp:first_international_crew gptkb:Expedition_1
gptkbp:first_international_project gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:first_russian_module gptkb:Zarya
gptkbp:historical_significance Pioneering international cooperation in space.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First assembly of the ISS
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Unity_module
gptkb:Zarya_module
gptkbp:launch_date gptkb:1998
December 4, 1998
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Endeavour
gptkbp:location Low Earth Orbit
gptkbp:mission gptkb:STS-88
gptkbp:module gptkb:Zarya
gptkb:Unity
Pressurized module
gptkbp:module_nationality International
gptkbp:next_event Assembly of additional modules
gptkbp:notable_technology Communication systems
Life support systems
Solar power systems
Robotic arms
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:Roscosmos
gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:operational_status Active
gptkbp:orbital_altitude approximately 400 km
gptkbp:primary_use gptkb:Research_and_development
gptkbp:profession gptkb:Earth_observation
Astrobiology
Materials science
Microgravity research
Technology demonstration
Space medicine
gptkbp:significance First step in building the International Space Station
gptkbp:successor Subsequent assembly missions
gptkbp:total_assembly_missions gptkb:Multiple
gptkbp:total_modules_after_assembly 2
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:STS-100
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5