Building the Space Station Truss Structure

The Integrated Truss Structure (or just "Truss") is the backbone of the station. It took many space shuttle missions to complete it! The real life images that you see throughout this video are courtesy of NASA. Project Lead: Jared Owen 3D Artist: Sliman Selmi 3D Artist: Volscope Sàrl 3D Artist:...

19 min - Space & the Universe - Jared Owen

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