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Launch of the Zarya
"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) -
Launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour
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. -
Discovery becomes first shuttle docked at ISS
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The Third ISS Mission
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) -
ISS Assembly Mission 2A.2b
The crew delivered supplies and performed maitenance. (nasa.gov) -
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The First Crew
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. -
First Crew Lands on the ISS
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. -
ISS Assembly Mission 5A
The crew installed the new Destiny Laboratory Module after removing it from Space Shuttle Atlantis. -
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The Second Crew
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. -
First Tourist on the ISS
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. -
Future Spacewalks for Russians and Americans
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
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. -
ISS Assembly Mission UF-1
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 4th Crew
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 5th Crew
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 6th Crew
The ISS Commander during this mission was Kenneth Bowersox. The Flight Engineers for this mission were Donarld Pettit and Nikolai Budarin. -
Crash of Columbia
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 7th Crew
The ISS Commander during this mission was Yuri Malenchenko. The Flight Engineer for this mission was Ed Lu. -
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The 8th Crew
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 9th Crew
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 10th Crew
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 11th Crew
The ISS Commander during this mission was Sergei Krikalev. The Flight Engineer for this mission was John Phillips. -
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The 12th Crew
The ISS Commander during this mission was William McArthur. The Flight Engineer for this mission was Valery Tokarev. -
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The 13th Crew
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 14th Crew
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 15th Crew
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 16th Crew
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 17th Crew
The ISS Commander during this mission was Oleg Kononenko. The Flight Engineers for this mission were Greg Chamitoff and Sergri Volkov. -
ISS Assembly Mission 1J/A
Space Shuttle Endeavour delivers the first pressurized component of Japanese Kibo Laboratory to ISS. (nasa.gov) -
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The 18th Crew
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 19th Crew
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 20th Crew
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 21st Crew, Soyuz TMA- 15
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 21st Crew, Soyuz TMA-16
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 22nd Crew, Soyuz TMA-16
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 22nd Crew, Soyuz TMA-17
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 23rd Crew, Soyuz TMA-17
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 23rd Crew, Soyuz TMA-18
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 24th Crew, Soyuz TMA-18
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. -
ISS Assembly MIssion ULF3
The final Space Station crew rotation flight at the ISS. (nasa.gov) -
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The 24th Crew, Soyuz TMA-19
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 25th Crew, Soyuz TMA-19
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 25th Crew, Soyuz TMA-01M
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 26th Crew, Soyuz TMA-01M
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 26th Crew, Soyuz TMA-20
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 27th Crew, Soyuz TMA-20
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 28th Crew, Soyuz TMA-21
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 27th Crew, Soyuz TMA-21
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 28th Crew, Soyuz TMA-02M
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 29th Crew, Soyuz TMA-02M
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. -
Final shuttle mission ends
Space Shuttle Atlantis arrives at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral,FL. (nasa.gov) -
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The 29th Crew, Soyuz TMA-22
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 30th Crew, Soyuz TMA-22
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 30th Crew, Soyuz TMA-03M
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 31st Crew, Soyuz TMA-03M
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 31st Crew, Soyuz TMA-04M
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. -
First Commercial Capsule
SpaceX sends Dragon to International Space Station.
