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International Space Station
The International Space Station (ISS) is a modular space laboratory in low Earth orbit, jointly operated by NASA, Roscosmos, ESA, JAXA, and CSA. Launched beginning in 1998, it has been continuously inhabited since November 2000 and supports cutting-edge research in microgravity, Earth observation, and space technology, while fostering international cooperation.
Source: nasa.gov
APODs including "International Space Station"
A Large Space Station Over Earth
14/04/2010
Discovery's Dawn
09/04/2010
Discovery's Cloud
08/04/2010
The International Space Station from Above
03/03/2010
Dawn's Endeavour
27/02/2010
Astronaut Installs Panoramic Space Window
24/02/2010
Dark Shuttle Approaching
16/02/2010
Waterway to Orbit
13/02/2010
Night Launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour
09/02/2010
Atlantis to Orbit
17/01/2010
The International Space Station Over the Horizon
07/12/2009
Bright Sun and Crescent Earth from the Space Station
30/11/2009
The International Space Station Over Earth
05/10/2009
Take My Hand
18/09/2009
Discovery's Rainbow
02/09/2009
Sarychev Peak Volcano in Stereo
25/06/2009
ISS and Astronaut
10/04/2009
International Space Station Expands Again
06/04/2009
100 Hours of Astronomy Begins
02/04/2009
Astronaut's Head Upgraded During Spacewalk
01/04/2009
Satellites Collide in Low Earth Orbit
18/02/2009
Space Station in the Moon
06/02/2009
ISS: Reflections of Earth
16/01/2009
Home from Above
30/12/2008
International Space Station: Find the Astronaut
02/12/2008
Endeavour in the Moon
20/11/2008
An Extraordinary Voyage
17/10/2008
48 Years of Space Flight
16/10/2008
The International Space Station Transits the Sun
30/07/2008
The International Space Station Expands Again
23/06/2008