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Photograph of the International Space Station taken from the space shuttle Endeavour on May 30, 2011. Image Credit: NASA.
The International Space Station (ISS) is among the greatest international cooperative endeavors in the history of engineering, science, and technology. The permanently crewed orbital laboratory enables scientific research supporting innovation on Earth and future deep space exploration. The platform’s external space and interior microgravity environment support fundamental and applied physical, chemical and biological investigations paving the way to profound discovery and commercial applications.

It is made up of a series of interconnected modules for habitation and banks of solar panels for power. The space station is maintained by a number of countries including the European Space Agency, NASA, and the Russian Federal Space Agency.
The first module of the ISS was launched into space in 1998 and the initial construction of the station took about two years to complete. Human occupation of the station began on November 2, 2000. Since that time, the ISS has been continuously occupied. The ISS serves as both an orbiting laboratory and a port for international spacecraft. The primary partnering countries involved in operating the ISS include the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan and Russia.

The ISS orbits at approximately 220 miles above the Earth and it travels at an average speed of 27,724 kilometers (17,227 miles) per hour. The ISS makes multiple orbits around the Earth every day.
Southern Britain enjoyed the best view of the man-made satellite, which looks like a small ball of light moving across the sky when viewed from earth. It crossed the sky at about 5.20pm and was visible for about three minutes.
Mr Marchant said: "It looks pretty much like a bright star. There's plenty of opportunity to get a plane mixed up with the ISS. "However, the ISS doesn't have any flashing lights and doesn't make a noise, so that's two ways to tell the difference."
The children of Britain that looked to the sky to see Santa's sleigh  that night caught a glimpse of  the craft as the International Space Station passed over the UK.

The International Space Station is seen with its full complement of solar arrays from the Space Shuttle Discovery during the STS-119 mission against the backdrop of the blackness of space and the Earth's horizon, in this image released by NASA March 28, 2009. REUTERS/NASA (UNITED STATES SCI TECH) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS


Elena Haste @elsbells78  tweeted: Kids, I just saw Santa flying over Winchester at 5.22pm!!! (Adults: it was the International Space Station)
The ISS confirmed the lies by parents to their children that Santa lives at the North Pole.
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