The incredible collaboration behind the International Space Station - Tien Nguyen

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Have you ever been gazing at a starry skywhen suddenly a bright dot glided into view?If it wasn't blinking, then you've had the distinct pleasureof seeing one of mankind's greatest collaborative feats with your own eyes:The International Space Station.Roughly the size of six-bedroom house, and weighing more than 320 cars,the International Space Station is so largethat no single rocket could have lifted it into orbit.Instead, it was assembled piece by piecewhile hurtling through space at 28,000 kilometers per hour,lapping the Earth once every 90 minutes.It all started when sixteen nations signedthe Space Station Intergovernmental Agreement,laying out each partner's expected contributions to the ISS,from modules and maintenance t...