Here are ten fascinating facts about this cosmic outpost: Size and Weight: The ISS, akin to a mini-city in space, weighs a staggering 419 tonnes and spans the length of a football field ...

Over the past two decades, the International Space Station has grown to an enormous 400 tonnes, so deorbiting it is a huge challenge (Credit: Nasa) As big as a football field and heavier than 200 ...

The dimensions of the completed ISS research facility will be approximately 356 feet (109 meters) by 240 feet (73 meters), or slightly larger than a football field. When completed, the ISS will ...

Operations at the International Space Station ... to bring down a big spacecraft that's reached the end of its life," Wall added. "It's pretty big, you know, it's as long as a football field." ...

The International Space Station is the largest spacecraft ever ... It's about the length of a U.S. football field, including its backbone-like truss segments and solar wings.

Now tipping the scale at over 900,000 pounds (408,233 kg), the ISS spans the distance of a football field. It is the largest single human-built structure in space. But along with being humongous ...

Overhead-near Big Dipper at 9:42pm. ISS will be very bright ... Its size is often compared to that of an American football field. The astronaut's living and working space is approximately 13,700 ...

As big as a football field and heavier than 200 elephants, de-orbiting the International Space Station represents a monumental challenge. But is there another future for the space station?