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International Space Station (ISS)
ISS photographed from the Space Shuttle Discovery. Courtesy NASA.

International Space Station (ISS):

An internationally developed and maintained space research station that is in orbit around Earth. The station is expected to remain in use until 2020. It can be seen from Earth as a bright light moving across the sky.