Japan is a hugely diverse country, especially when it comes to its thousands of islands. There are approximately 6800 to choose from, so you don't have to go far to find mountains, beaches, coral reefs and quaint little villages. Many of the islands are almost untouched by tourism so make for an exceptionally traditional experience.
The International Space Station was built, not created, and the process has taken several years. To be honest, the ISS is a work in progress, and is not yet complete. The â¦first components were launched in 1998, and the most recent major assembly was added just last year, in 2011.
Building the International Space Station. How has the International Space Station (ISS) changed since building started in 1998? When and how were new parts added? What is ESA's contribution? Which astronauts have lived on the Space Station? What's next? Find out on ESA's Building the ISS web pages. Building the ISS in orbit. When ISS is completed it will cover an area as big as a football pitch and weigh 455 tonnes. It would have been impossible to build ISS on the ground and then launch it into space in one go; there is no rocket big enough or powerful enough.