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Photo: NASA/Crew of STS-132 / Public domain
20 November 1998

International Space Station

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The International Space Station program began in 1998 with the launch of the Zarya module, the first piece of a station assembled from Russian, American and European parts. The facts list its outcome as in progress, and plans now call for it to be deorbited.
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- ISS Story: From Zarya’s 1998 Launch to Planned De-Orbit
  
  A DW documentary on the International Space Station, whose first module, Zarya, was launched on a Proton rocket on 20 November 1998.
  
  Published 7 May 2024
Photo: NASA/Crew of STS-81 / Public domain
19 February 1986

Mir

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- Mir Space Station: Building and Ending a 15-Year Orbital Outpost
  
  A history of the Mir space station, whose core module launched on a Proton-K from Baikonur on 19 February 1986.
  
  Published 1 Nov 2021
19 April 1971

Salyut 1

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- Salyut 1: How the First Space Station Was Built From Almaz
  
  Scott Manley marks 50 years since Salyut 1, the first space station, launched by the Soviet Union in 1971.
  
  Published 18 May 2021