Space Stations Are WAY Bigger Than You Think!

By Technology: Past, Present and Future

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Space stations are way bigger than you think and in this video, we'll see just how big they are! We compare the largest station, the ISS (International Space Station), to others, like Skylab and Mir and see how they stack up to objects right here on Earth. Let’s start with the American Skylab, a space station that first launched in May 1973. It measured 100 feet in length and 22 feet in diameter, about as long as a basketball court. Now, let’s move on to the Russian Mir Space Station, which was launched in February 1986. It measured around 102 feet in length and 90 ft tall. The ISS, first launched in November 1998, is the largest station ever built. It stretches a massive 357 feet end to end with its solar arrays spanning 240 feet. If you were to line up all the astronauts who have ever stayed on the ISS, it would take around 65 people lying head to toe, to match the length of the station from one end to another! We can also compare the ISS to large objects right here on Earth. Ne

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