Space station - Uchuusuteishon (English spelling) space station

Japanese: 宇宙ステーション - うちゅうすてーしょん(英語表記)space station
Space station - Uchuusuteishon (English spelling) space station

A manned space facility for conducting research and experiments in the space environment. Previously operated facilities such as the US's Skylab and the Soviet Union's (now the Russian Federation) Salyut and Mir were developed by individual countries, but as of 2021 (Reiwa 3), the International Space Station (ISS) was developed and is operated through the cooperation of the US, Russia, Japan, Canada, and 11 member countries of the ESA (European Space Agency).

[Editorial Department, August 20, 2021]

[References] | International Space Station | Salyut | Skylab Project | Mir

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

宇宙環境を利用して研究や実験を行うための有人宇宙施設。かつて運用されていたアメリカの「スカイラブ」やソ連(現、ロシア連邦)の「サリュート」「ミール」などは国ごとに開発されていたが、2021年(令和3)時点では、アメリカ、ロシア、日本、カナダおよびESA(イーサ)(ヨーロッパ宇宙機関)加盟の11か国の協力により開発・運用されている国際宇宙ステーション(ISS)がある。

[編集部 2021年8月20日]

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