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On November 20, 1998, the Russians launched the first module of the ISS named Zarya. Two weeks later, the Americans launched Unity, which docked with Zarya.
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On July 12. 2000, Zvezda docked with Zarya/Unity. This module contained the living quarters for the space station.
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The first long term crew arrived at the ISS on November 2, 2000.
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The Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart upon reentry on February 1, 2003. This caused a delay of over two years on the ISS.
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On October 22, 2010, the ISS had been continuously occupied for almost ten years. This surpassed the previous record of continuous occupancy held by the space station Mir.
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As of July 19, 2011, the ISS consisted of 15 pressurized modules.
