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Challenge 2:

The International Space Station

Welcome aboard the Spaceship Constellation! For this challenge, your commander Ben Laplante wants you to discover the International Space Station (ISS). It is a large research laboratory that revolves around the Earth. Interesting, isn't it?

Are you ready to go on an adventure and discover the wonderful world of the stars in a different way?

Watch the video, and listen carefully to the instructions.

Choose your mission

For the creatives

Make a drawing of the International Space Station or something related to it.
 

For the curious

What was the name of the first and only Canadian to command the international space station?
 

For the curious

What is the altitude of the ISS?
What is its orbital speed?
What is the voltage of the ISS circuits?
What is the pressure on board?
How many docking ports are on the ISS?
 

Check Your Answsers

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