Yesterday marked the 10th anniversary of the launch of International Space Station, the largest man-made structure in space. It is still incomplete but this does not mean it is just a piece of relic. It is supposed to be there to offer a permanently manned presence in space and to conduct scientific research. It also had the political role of bringing nations together in a joint effort designed for peaceful purposes.
With its over extended budget, it to some extent seems like a white elephant but when the results will be out, it will be regarded as ground work for human kind’s dream of inhabiting other extra terrestrial bodies.