ocr: TOMORROW The International Space Station will be: - - I versatile research institute and a large observation plattorm in space for scientific research and applications in physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, human physiology, space sciences and Earth sciences, an innovative test centre to facilitate and speed up the introduc- tion of new technology, equipment and procedures and space transportation systems, the first fully international permanently occupied outpost of man- kind in space and a stepping stone for any further human space exploration and exploration beyond low Earth orbit.
