On September 10, 2010, the Soyuz-U expendable launch vehicle, carrying the Progress M-07M cargo spacecraft, will set off for the International Space Station.
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Essentially a laboratory that orbits Earth, the International Space Station (ISS) is now 98 percent complete, and the countdown is underway for the liftoff of space shuttle Atlantis as it prepares to deliver a new science module to the ISS.
Here's how it compares to other notable objects both real and fictional, all drawn to scale.via www.lifeslittlemysteries.com