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Fight For Space - Parents need to know that Fight for Space is a documentary about the U.S. space program and how it has waned since the last Apollo moon mission in 1972. It offers amazing footage of space exploration, as well as interviews with well-regarded scientists and NASA veterans. Click the image to the left to be taken to a full CommonSenseMedia review of the film.

The International Space Station - or ISS - is the largest ever manned object to be put into space. The ISS orbits the Earth at a speed of 17,500 mph (28,000 kph) taking just 90 minutes to complete a journey round the planet.Karen Wright provides you with a detailed list of important facts about the International Space Station - including why and how it was built, how the astronauts aboard the ISS live for long periods in space and what the future holds.