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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A documentary on the International Space Station, from the launch of Zarya on November 20th, 1998 and the first permanent crew in 2000 to the aging hardware, spacewalk emergencies and the leak in…
Published 2 Nov 2026