• Question: hi my name is matt how long did it take to build the craft

    Asked by 12bullermat to Adrian on 9 Jan 2016. This question was also asked by hanah.
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      Adrianos Golemis answered on 9 Jan 2016:

      Hi, Matt, which craft do you refer to? If you mean the International Space Station (ISS) where Astronauts live and conduct research today, that would be a few years: In the case of large space stations, every part is built separately, then launched in space and finally assembled together. The Chinese space station (Tiangong) is also constructed in a similar way over a period of a few years.

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