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International Space Station (ISS)

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The International Space Station (ISS) is a modular space station orbiting Earth, representing a multinational cooperative project among major space agencies. It serves as the largest human‑made object in space and a permanently crewed microgravity laboratory for research, technology demonstrations, Earth observation, and international collaboration in human spaceflight. Its continuous human presence in orbit since […]

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Apollo 16

Apollo 16 was the tenth crewed mission of NASA’s Apollo program and the fifth mission to land humans on the Moon. Launched on April 16, 1972, it marked the first lunar landing in the lunar highlands, an area of great geological interest. The mission provided valuable insights into the Moon’s early history and tested scientific