International Space Station Trivia

0:03 Caliogus Shark Media. Greeting space enthusiasts, I'm journey Joe Mitchell, and welcome to an orbital edition of five daily trivia questions. On this day in two thousand, the first long term crew arrived at the International Space Station, beginning permanent human presence in space. Let's explore some cosmic facts. Question one? Who were the three crew members of Expedition one, the first ISS long duration mission? Question two? How many sunrises do astronauts on the ISSC in a twenty four hour period? Question three? What is the length of a typical ISS expedition today? Question four? What everyday item was the first food eaten on the ISS? Question five? How many countries collaborated to build the International Space Station? Time to dock with these stellar answers, Welcome back, space travelers, Let's launch into our answers. Question one asked who were the first ISS crew members? Answer William Shephard, Commander Yuri Gidzenko, and Sergei Krikalev. Fun fact, despite Cold War tensions, the first crew represented both the US and Russia, symbolizing international cooperation in space. Question two asked how many sunrises occurred daily on the ISS answer the station orbits Earth every ninety minutes,

1:36 resulting in sixteen sunrises and sunsets every twenty four hours. Question three asked how long is a typical ISS expedition. Answer six months. Fun fact. Some astronauts have stayed for up to a year, studying the effects of long duration spaceflight on the human body. Question four asked what was the first food eaten on the ISS. Answer a tortilla? Fun fact. Tortillas are popular in space because they create fewer crumbs than bread and can be used as edible plates. Question five asked how many countries helped build the ISS. Answer fifteen fun fact. The main participating countries were the United States, Russia, Canada, Japan, and the member states of the European Space Agency. That concludes our celebration of humanity's longest continuous presence in space. As we speak, astronauts continue to live and work two hundred and fifty miles above Earth.

2:31 This is journey, Joe Mitchell signing off until tomorrow. Keep your curiosity as infinite as space itself, and remember, in the world of trivia, every day is a new frontier.