ion used for station reboost, attitude control, and debris avoidance maneuvers. The U.S. gyroscopes provide day-to-day attitude control to control the orientation of the station. Russian thrusters are used for attitude control during dynamic events, including spacecraft dockings, and to provide attitude control recovery when the gyroscopes reach their control limits. Power from the U.S. solar arrays is transferred to the Russian Segment to augment the power needs of the Russian Segment. NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS) provides communications and data transfer capability between the ground and the entire station, with some additional, less-continuous capability through Russian ground stations and satellites. There are life support systems on both the U.S. Orbital Segment and Russian Segment, responsible for generating oxygen and scrubbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Having dissimilar life support systems allows for a larger crew than would otherwise be possible and provides an increased level of safety for the crew. Mission control centers for NASA in Houston and Roscosmos in Moscow command and control their respective segments. The space station was not designed to be disassembled, and current interdependencies between each segment of the station prevent the U.S. Orbital Segment and Russian Segment from operating independently. Attempts to detach the U.S. Orbital Segment and the Russian Segment would encounter major logistical and safety challenges given the multitude of external and internal connections, the need to control spacecraft attitude and altitude, and software interdependency. What areas of Earth does the International Space Station fly over? The International Space Station orbits with an inclination of 51.6 degrees. This means that, as it orbits, the farthest north and south of the Equator it will ever go is 51.6 degrees latitude. An explanation and visuals of the space station orbit is available online. On the Spot the Station w