OtterKnow Kids EncyclopediaThe International Space Station is a giant spacecraft that flies around Earth. Astronauts from many different countries live and work there for months at a time! It is like a house in space where people do science experiments every day.
Life on the space station is very different from life at home. Astronauts eat special food from pouches, exercise for two hours a day, and sleep in sleeping bags on the walls. They also do cool science experiments, fix parts of the station, and talk to students back on Earth!
- The space station is as big as a football field.
- It flies around Earth 16 times every day, so astronauts see 16 sunrises and 16 sunsets!
- People from over 20 different countries have visited the space station since it was built.
