{"id":205440,"date":"2023-05-23T16:35:36","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T20:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=topic&p=205440"},"modified":"2023-09-27T15:21:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T19:21:08","slug":"space-station-international-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/international-space-station\/space-station-international-cooperation\/","title":{"rendered":"International Space Station Cooperation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\"><div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 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object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iss047e125942.jpg 4928w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iss047e125942.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iss047e125942.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iss047e125942.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iss047e125942.jpg?resize=1536,1022 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iss047e125942.jpg?resize=2048,1363 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iss047e125942.jpg?resize=400,266 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iss047e125942.jpg?resize=600,399 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iss047e125942.jpg?resize=900,599 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iss047e125942.jpg?resize=1200,799 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iss047e125942.jpg?resize=2000,1331 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"hds-grid-container position-relative display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-start width-full\">\n\t\t<div class=\"width-full maxw-tablet\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-7\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"display-72 font-weight-extrabold line-height-sm margin-bottom-2 color-spacesuit-white-important\">International Cooperation<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-spacesuit-white-important\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-topic-hero-stats\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"color-spacesuit-white-important label margin-bottom-2\">TODAY<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col grid-row flex-align-center padding-right-2 desktop:padding-right-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col 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line-height-md\">Countries<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The International Space Station (ISS) Program\u2019s greatest accomplishment is as much a human achievement as it is a technological one\u2014how best to plan, coordinate, and monitor the varied activities of the Program\u2019s many organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the ISS. The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ops-map.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1056\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ops-map.png?w=1056\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Facilities around the world support the operation and management of the International Space Station.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ops-map.png 1056w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ops-map.png?resize=300,153 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ops-map.png?resize=768,393 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ops-map.png?resize=1024,524 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ops-map.png?resize=400,205 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ops-map.png?resize=600,307 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ops-map.png?resize=900,460 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1056px) 100vw, 1056px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Facilities around the world support the operation and management of the International Space Station.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Global Effort<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The International Space Station Program brings together international flight crews, multiple launch vehicles, globally distributed launch, operations, training, engineering, and development facilities; communications networks, and the international scientific research community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elements launched from different countries and continents are not mated together until they reach orbit, and some elements that have been launched later in the assembly sequence were not yet built when the first elements were placed in orbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Operating the space station is even more complicated than other space flight endeavors because it is an international program. Each partner has the primary responsibility to manage and run the hardware it provides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Construction, assembly and operation of the International Space Station requires the support of facilities on the Earth managed by all of the international partner agencies and countries involved in the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These include construction facilities, launch support and processing facilities, mission operations support facilities, research and technology development facilities and communications facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">International Partners and Participants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Launched in 1998 and involving the U.S., Russia, Canada, Japan, and the participating countries of the European Space Agency\u2014the International Space Station is one of the most ambitious international collaborations ever attempted. 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France\u2019s National Centre for Space Studies, or CNES; (from center row left) The German Aerospace Center, or DLR; The Italian Space Agency, or ASI; The Norwegian Space Agency, or Norsk Romsenter; (from bottom row left) Spain\u2019s National Institute for Aerospace Technology, or INTA; and The Swedish National Space Agency.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/esa-partner-logos.jpg 842w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/esa-partner-logos.jpg?resize=300,250 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/esa-partner-logos.jpg?resize=768,640 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/esa-partner-logos.jpg?resize=400,333 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/esa-partner-logos.jpg?resize=600,500 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 842px) 100vw, 842px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Participating ESA country member center logos including (from top row left) The National Space Institute at the Technical University of Denmark, or DTU; France\u2019s National Centre for Space Studies, or CNES; (from center row left) The German Aerospace Center, or DLR; The Italian Space Agency, or ASI; The Norwegian Space Agency, or Norsk Romsenter; (from bottom row left) Spain\u2019s National Institute for Aerospace Technology, or INTA; and The Swedish National Space Agency.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Participating ESA country member centers<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Belgium<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Denmark – <a href=\"http:\/\/www.space.dtu.dk\/english\" rel=\"noopener\">DNSC<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>France – CNES\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnes.fr\/html\/_.php\" rel=\"noopener\">French version<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnes.fr\/html\/_455_.php\" rel=\"noopener\">English version<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Germany – DLR\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dlr.de\/\" rel=\"noopener\">German version<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dlr.de\/en\/desktopdefault.aspx\" rel=\"noopener\">English version<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Italy – ASI\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asi.it\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Italian version<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asi.it\/SiteEN\/Default.aspx\" rel=\"noopener\">English version<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Netherlands<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Norway – <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacecentre.no\/\" rel=\"noopener\">NSC<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spain – <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inta.es\/\" rel=\"noopener\">INTA<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sweden – SNSB\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.snsb.se\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Swedish version<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.snsb.se\/dyn_aktuellt.asp?languageId=2\" rel=\"noopener\">English version<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Switzerland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>United Kingdom<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-topic-cards nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-topic-cards\">\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block-lg padding-x-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label color-carbon-60 margin-bottom-2\">Keep Exploring<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-36 line-height-sm\">More Humans in Space Topics<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2 hds-topic-cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/commercial-space\/commercial-crew-program\/commercial-crew-program-overview\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Commercial Crew Program Overview<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1037\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Launch-America-Banner-on-VAB.jpg?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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