How does the International Space Station work?

The International Space Station is the largest man made object in space. It was built in pieces and then launched into space and assembled in orbit. In this video we'll go over some background about the station and then walk through each module in the order that it was assembled.
This animation took a long time to make - enjoy and please share your comments with me!

This video has been dubbed using an artificial voice via https://aloud.area120.google.com to increase accessibility. You can change the audio track language in the Settings menu.

⌚Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:26 - Plans for the Station
01:05 - About the Station
01:51 - Countries Involved
02:02 - Parts of the Station
02:43 - Launch Vehicles
03:02 - Timeline
03:12 - Assembly
08:48 - Future of the ISS

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The 3D model used in this video was purchased from TurboSquid.
I made a few modifications such as rigging panels and adding Dextre and the Candarm2 but otherwise it's the same.
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Internet Sources:

• Station Assembly Animation
https://www.heavens-above.com/IssHeig...
https://spacenews.com/nasa-budget-pro...
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/st...

Book Sources:
"The International Space Station: Operating an Outpost in the New Frontier" Published by NASA
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"View From Above: An Astronauts Photographs the World" by Terry Virts
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"Endurance: A Year In Space, A Liftime of Discovery" by Scott Kelly
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"Space Stations: base camps to the stars" by Roger D. Launius
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Music: (all songs are from the Youtube Audio Library)
"Cast of Pods" by Doug Maxwell
"Hydra" by Huma-Huma
"Resolution" by Wayne Jones

Made with Blender 2.79b (Cycles Render)

Here is some of the gear that I use for animation:
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Microphone: Samson Go Mic https://amzn.to/2GaSpvV