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President Ronald Reagan's State of the Union address directs NASA to build an international space station within the next 10 years.
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The first segment of the ISS launches: a Russian proton rocket named Zarya('sunrise").
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Unity, the first U.S. built component of the International Space launches. The first Space Shuttle mission dedicated to assembly of the station.
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Astronaut Bill Shepherd and cosmonauts Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev become the first crew to reside onboard the station, staying for several months.
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Destiny, the U.S. Laboratory module, becomes part of the station. Destiny continues to be the primary research laboratory for U.S. payloads.
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Congress designates the U.S. portioon of the ISS as the nation's newest national laboratory to maximize its use for other U.S. government agencies and for academic and private institutions.
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The European Space Agency's Columbus Laboratory becomes part of the station.
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The first Japanese Kibo laboratory compartment becomes part of the station.
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The station celebrates its 10 year anniversary of continuous human occupation. Since Expedition 1 in the fall of 2000, 202 people had visited the station.
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NASA issues a cooperative agreement notice for this management partner.
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NASA selects CASIS to manage this unique research enviroment
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Proteins can be grown as crystals in space with nearly perfect three-dimensional structures useful for hte development of new drugs.
