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"In the planning stages for years, construction of the International Space Station began with the launch of the U.S.-owned, Russian-built Zarya control module on November 20, 1998, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakstan." (Greene)
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Space Shuttle Endeavour launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on December 4, 1998. Inside of the shuttle there was the U.S.-built Unity connecting module. During a 12-day mission Unity and Zarya were connected.
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This mission was to supply two modules with tools and cranes. This mission was later followed in May of 2000 by the Shuttle Endeavor. Whose purpose was to perform maintence tasks and deliever suppilies to prepare for the arrival of the Zvezda Service Module. (about.com)
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The crew delivered supplies and performed maitenance. (nasa.gov)
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The first crew to board the ISS remained durning this time. The Commander durning this mission was William M. (Bill) Shepard. The Soyuz Commander Yuri Pavolich Gidzenko. The Flight Engineer was Sergei K. Krikalev.
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The first Crew to ever board and live on the ISS for an extended period of time boarded it on this day. They ended the century by installing a set of solar arrays.
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The crew installed the new Destiny Laboratory Module after removing it from Space Shuttle Atlantis.
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The second crew stayed on the ISS durning this time. The ISS commander durning this mission was Yury Usacgev. The Flight Engineers were James Voss and Susan Helms.
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The first tourist on the ISS was named Denis Tito. He was an investment consultant from California. He was given training for at least 6 months before being allowed to travelup to the ISS.
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On ISS Assembly Mission 7A,the crew used Space Shuttle Atlantis's robotic arm to install a new Joint Airlock to help future spacewalks take place for Russians and Americans. (nasa.gov)
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The 3rd crew remained durning this period of time. ISS commander durning this mission was Frank Culbertson. The Soyuz Commander was Vladimir Dezhurov. The Flight Engineer was known as Mikhail Tyurin.
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Space Shuttle Endeavour delivered experiment racks inside the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module that were installed in the Destiny Laboratory. (nasa.gov)
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The Iss Commander during this mission was Yury I. Onufrienko. The Flight Engineers for this mission were Daniel W. Bush and Carl E. Walz.
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The ISS Commander during this mission was Valery Korzun. The Flight Engineers for this mission were Peggy Whitson and Sergei Treschev.
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The ISS Commander during this mission was Kenneth Bowersox. The Flight Engineers for this mission were Donarld Pettit and Nikolai Budarin.
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The space shuttle Colombia broke apart while entering earth's atmosphere. All 7 of the crewmembers were killed in this incident. The wreckage was strewn across the state of Texas.
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The ISS Commander during this mission was Yuri Malenchenko. The Flight Engineer for this mission was Ed Lu.
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The ISS Commander during this mission was Michael Foale. The Flight Engineers for this were Alexander Kaleri and Pedro Dugue.
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The ISS Commander during this mission was Gennady Padalka. The Flight Engineers for this were Mike Fincke and André Kuipers.
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The ISS Commander during this mission was Leroy Chiao. The Flight Engineers for this were Salizhan Sharipov and Yuri Shargin.
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The ISS Commander during this mission was Sergei Krikalev. The Flight Engineer for this mission was John Phillips.
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The ISS Commander during this mission was William McArthur. The Flight Engineer for this mission was Valery Tokarev.
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The ISS Commander during this mission was Pavel Vinogradov. The Flight Engineers for this mission were Thomas Reiter and Jeffrey Williams.
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The ISS Commander during this mission was Micheal Lopez-Alegria. The Flight Engineers for this mission were Sunita Williams and Mikhail Tyurin.
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The ISS Commander during this mission was Fyodor Yurchikhin. The Flight Engineer for this mission were Clayton Anderson and Oleg Kotov.
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The ISS Commander during this mission was Peggy A Whitson. The Flight Engineers for this mission were Yuri Malencheko, Clayton Anderson, Daniel M. Tani, Léopold Eyharts, and Garrett E. Reisman. The Spacefight Participant was Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor.
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The ISS Commander during this mission was Oleg Kononenko. The Flight Engineers for this mission were Greg Chamitoff and Sergri Volkov.
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Space Shuttle Endeavour delivers the first pressurized component of Japanese Kibo Laboratory to ISS. (nasa.gov)
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The ISS Commander during this mission was Michael Fincke. The Flight Engineers for this mission were Yury V. Lonchakov, Gregory E. Chamitoff, Sandra H. Magnus, and Koichi Wakata. The Spaceflight Participant was Richard Garriott.
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The ISS Commander during this mission was Gennady I. Padalka. The Flight Engineers for this mission were Michael R. Barratt and Koichi Wakata. The Spaceflight Participant was Charles Simonyi.
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The ISS Commander during this mission was Gennady I. Padalka. The Flight Engineers for this mission were Michael R. Barratt, Koichi Wakata, Timothy L. Kopra, Roman Pomanenko, Frank De Winne, Robert Thirsk, and Nicole P. Stott.
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The ISS Commander during this mission was Jeffrey N. Williams. The Flight Engineers for this mission were Frank De Winne, Robert Thirsk, Roman Romanenko, Nicole P. Stott, and Maxim Suraev. The Spaceflight Participant was Guy Laliberté.
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The ISS Commander during this mission was Jeffrey N. Williams. The Flight Engineers for this mission were Frank De Winne, Robert Thirsk, Roman Romanenko, Nicole P. Stott, and Maxim Suraev. The Spaceflight Participant was Guy Laliberté.
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The ISS Commander during this mission was Jeffrey N. Williams. The Flight Engineers for this mission were Maxim Suraev, Oleg Kotov, Soichi Noguchi, and Timothy J. (T.J.) Creamer.
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The ISS Commander during this mission was Jeffrey N. Williams. The Flight Engineers for this mission were Maxim Suraev, Oleg Kotov, Soichi Noguchi, and Timothy J. (T.J.) Creamer.
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The ISS Commander during this mission was Oleg Kotov. The Flight Engineers for this mission were Soichi Noguchi, Timothy J. (T.J.) Creamer, Alexander Skvortsov, Tracy Caldwell Dyson, and Mikhail Kornienko.
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The ISS Commander during this mission was Oleg Kotov. The Flight Engineers for this mission were Soichi Noguchi, Timothy J. (T.J.) Creamer, Alexander Skvortsov, Tracy Caldwell Dyson, and Mikhail Kornienko.
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The ISS Commander during this mission was Alexander Skvortsov. The Flight Engineers for this mission were Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Mikhail Kornienko, Shannon Walker, Douglas H. Wheelock, and Fyodor Yurchikhin.
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The final Space Station crew rotation flight at the ISS. (nasa.gov)
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The ISS Commander during this mission was Alexander Skvortsov. The Flight Engineers for this mission were Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Mikhail Kornienko, Shannon Walker, Douglas H. Wheelock, and Fyodor Yurchikhin.
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The ISS Commander during this mission was Douglas H. Wheelock. The Flight Engineers for this mission were Fyodor Yurchikin, Shannon Walker, Alexander Kaleri, Scott J. Kelly, and Oleg Skripochka.
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The ISS Commander during this mission was Douglas H. Wheelock. The Flight Engineers for this mission were Fyodor Yurchikin, Shannon Walker, Alexander Kaleri, Scott J. Kelly, and Oleg Skripochka.
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The ISS Commander during this mission was Scott J. Kelly. The Flight Engineers for this mission were Alexander Kaleri, Oleg Skripochka, Catherine Coleman, Dmitry Kondratyev, and Paolo Nespoli.
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The ISS Commander during this mission was Scott J. Kelly. The Flight Engineers for this mission were Alexander Kaleri, Oleg Skripochka, Catherine Coleman, Dmitry Kondratyev, and Paolo Nespoli.
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The ISS Commander during this mission was Dmitry Kondratyev. The Flight Engineers for this mission were Catherine Coleman, Paolo Nespoli, Andrey Borisenko, Ronald J. Garan Jr., and Alexander Samokutayaev.
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The ISS Commander during this mission was Andrey Borisenko. The Flight Engineers for this mission were Ronald J. Garan Jr., Alexander Samokutyaev, Sergei Volkov, Michael E Fossum, and Satoshi Furukawa.
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The ISS Commander during this mission was Dmitry Kondratyev. The Flight Engineers for this mission were Catherine Coleman, Paolo Nespoli, Andrey Borisenko, Ronald J. Garan Jr., and Alexander Samokutayaev.
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The ISS Commander during this mission was Andrey Borisenko. The Flight Engineers for this mission were Ronald J. Garan Jr., Alexander Samokutyaev, Sergei Volkov, Michael E Fossum, and Satoshi Furukawa.
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The ISS Commander during this mission was Michael E. Fossum. The Flight Engineers for this mission were Satoshi Furukawa, Sergei Volkov, Anton Shkaplerov, Anatoly Ivanishin, and Dan Burbank.
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Space Shuttle Atlantis arrives at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral,FL. (nasa.gov)
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The ISS Commander during this mission was Michael E. Fossum. The Flight Engineers for this mission were Satoshi Furukawa, Sergei Volkov, Anton Shkaplerov, Anatoly Ivanishin, and Dan Burbank.
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The ISS Commander during this mission was Dan Burbank. The Flight Engineers for this mission were Anton Shkaplerov, Anatoly Ivanishin, Oleg Kononenko, André Kuipers, and Don Pettit.
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The ISS Commander during this mission was Dan Burbank. The Flight Engineers for this mission were Anton Shkaplerov, Anatoly Ivanishin, Oleg Kononenko, André Kuipers, and Don Pettit.
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The ISS Commander for this mission is Oleg Kononenko. The Flight Engineers for this mission are André Kuipers, Don Pettit, Joe Acaba, Gennady Padalka, and Sergei Revin.
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The ISS Commander for this mission is Oleg Kononenko. The Flight Engineers for this mission are André Kuipers, Don Pettit, Joe Acaba, Gennady Padalka, and Sergei Revin.
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SpaceX sends Dragon to International Space Station.
