Bisbo's video: International Space Station: Did the ISS really make it easier for humans to live in space

The world's effort to conquer space and live in zero gravity, or microgravity, has been spearheaded by the ISS, the International Space Station. But recently there have been calls to scrap the project citing it's huge expense. So has the time, effort and money, over $100 billion dollars that has been spent on it been worth it? Twitter: @bisboworld Instagram: bisbogo Facebook: gobisbo Sources Science and Diplomacy - Research and Diplomacy 350 Kilometers above the Earth; Julie Payette; Dec 10, 2012 TED-ED - The incredible collaboration behind the International Space Station; Tien Nguyen; Sep 29, 2015. Space.com Salyut 1: The First Space Station; Nola Taylor Redd; July 26, 2012. International Space Station: Facts, History & Tracking; Elizabeth Howell; February 08, 2018 Space News - NASA budget proposal plans end of NASA funding of ISS seeks commercial transition; Jeff Foust; Feb 11, 2018. Singularity Hub - Research in Zero Gravity: 6 Wild Projects on the International Space Station; Peter Rejcek; Dec 5, 2018. BBC News - Nasa to open International Space Station to tourists; June 7, 2019 Burnet News Club - The International Space Station: $150 billion dollars well spent?; Oct 29, 2019 The Guardian - Twenty years of the International Space Station – but was it worth it?; Robin McKie; 25 Oct 2020. National Geographic - Megastructures - INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) What the International Space Station teaches us about our future in space; Nadia Drake; Sep 1, 2020. NASA - Advanced NASA Technology Supports Water Purification Efforts Worldwide; Feb 29, 2012 15 Ways the International Space Station is Benefiting Earth; Oct 30, 2015 20 Years Ago, Space Station Construction Begins; Nov 20, 2018. International Space Station Facts and Figures; July 16, 2020. Findmypast.co.uk - 10 everyday inventions we owe to World War 2; 16 June, 2020. Ars Technica - After 20 years of service, the Space Station flies into an uncertain future; Eric Berger; Nov 1, 2020. ISS National Lab - History and timeline of the ISS