--- title: "What areas of Earth does the International Space Station fly over?" description: "What areas of Earth does the International Space Station fly over?" author: "Steilla Mitchel" published: 2022-05-26 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/97670/what-areas-of-earth-does-the-international-space-station-fly-over category: "troubleshooting" tags: ["troubleshooting", "space science"] reading_time: 1 minute --- # What areas of Earth does the International Space Station fly over? What areas of Earth does the [International](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2891/lenovo-must-pay-interdigital-138-7-million-for-patents) [Space](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/341629/the-role-of-private-companies-in-the-future-of-space-exploration) Station fly over? ## Answers ### Answer by Hitesh Vohra The space station has the volume of two Boeing 747 jetliners or a five-bedroom house. It can accommodate a crew of six people plus visitors. The space station would weigh over a million pounds on Earth. The station covers the size of a football field, including the end zones, as measured from the edges of its solar arrays. Laboratory modules from the **United States, Russia, Japan, and Europe are included.** The International Space Station is a massive spacecraft that orbits the Earth. It serves as a residence for astronaut and cosmonaut personnel. The space station also serves as a one-of-a-kind science laboratory. Several nations collaborated to build and operate the space station. The space station is made up of components constructed in orbit by astronauts. It orbits the Earth at an altitude of around 250 miles. https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads?gdpr=0&client=ca-pub-4392740333731945&output=html&h=280&adk=4170515886&adf=2991016772&pi=t.aa~a.705011304~i.3~rp.4&w=673&fwrn=4&fwrnh=100&lmt=1653767244&num_ads=1&rafmt=1&armr=3&sem=mc&pwprc=1094794600&psa=1&ad_type=text_image&format=673x280&url=http%3A%2F%2Fanswers.mindstick.com%2Fqa%2F97670%2Fwhat-areas-of-earth-does-the-international-space-station-fly-over&fwr=0&pra=3&rh=168&rw=672&rpe=1&resp_fmts=3&wgl=1&fa=27&dt=1653766615947&bpp=6&bdt=1102&idt=6&shv=r20220525&mjsv=m202205240101&ptt=9&saldr=aa&abxe=1&cookie=ID%3D662a2a89d90b1e4b%3AT%3D1638203387%3AS%3DALNI_Ma0edec-PTDcYBpYfjXLxzSkFxWjw&gpic=UID%3D0000049bbcd8c2fb%3AT%3D1649361027%3ART%3D1653765537%3AS%3DALNI_MYxpVq19FV9XGwj1XHiGD59KpTonA&prev_fmts=0x0&nras=2&correlator=162601968257&frm=20&pv=1&ga_vid=1844689516.1638201988&ga_sid=1653766615&ga_hid=989719954&ga_fc=1&u_tz=330&u_his=1&u_h=864&u_w=1536&u_ah=824&u_aw=1536&u_cd=24&u_sd=1.25&adx=337&ady=910&biw=1519&bih=754&scr_x=0&scr_y=0&eid=44759876%2C44759927%2C44759837%2C44763506%2C44760475&oid=2&pvsid=2815633326734490&pem=297&tmod=935508428&uas=0&nvt=1&eae=0&fc=1408&brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C1536%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C1536%2C754&vis=1&rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&abl=NS&fu=128&bc=23&ifi=4&uci=a!4&btvi=1&fsb=1&xpc=kxpVgXHzVR&p=http%3A//answers.mindstick.com&dtd=M The International Space Station will have 240 people from 19 nationalities on board by the end of October 2020. Over 2,800 experiments have been carried out in space. \ **Read More**[: **How do NFTs gain value?**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/97614/how-do-nfts-gain-value) \ --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/97670/what-areas-of-earth-does-the-international-space-station-fly-over Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.