International Space Station: Beehive of human activities in space II, by Prof. MK Othman The establishment of the International Space Station (ISS) took 12 years with major support from five nations in addition to eleven other nations who made different levels of contributions. US President Reagan was the brain behind ISS who then conceived the idea of a relatively permanent space station in 1984 and directed NASA to build it. At that time, many thought of the idea as a braggadocio of American leadership after its outstanding success of sending...