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What is the most expensive item in the world?

OK, here it is, the world's most expensive single item.

There's just one problem, it's not on the Earth, if fact it's orbiting it about 240 miles up.

The International Space Station also called the Sixteen nation station will cost about $100,000,000,000.00 USD, thats $100 billion.

Here are some interesting facts about the International Space Station.


The Space Station is the largest manned object ever sent into space at 43,000 cubic feet .

It will take 45 launches to bring up all the material required to finish the Space Station.

It is scheduled to be finished in 2006.

The Space Station will be visible by over 90% of the world's population.

It takes 90 minutes for the Space Station to complete one orbit.

The 16 countries involved are the United States, Russia, Canada, Japan, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Neth
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