International Space Station Timeline of Events

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International Space Station

The International Space Station is a habitable, artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. The ISS follows the Salyut, Almaz, Cosmos, Skylab, and Mir space stations, as the 11th space station launched, not including the Genesis I and II prototypes...

Timeline of Events

1998

11.20.1998

The first module of the International Space Station, Zarya, is launched.

12.4.1998

The ''Unity Module'', the second module of the International Space Station, is launched.

1999

5.29.1999

Space Shuttle Discovery completes the first docking with the International Space Station.

2000

10.31.2000

Soyuz TM-31 launches, carrying the first resident crew to the International Space Station. The ISS has been continuously crewed since.