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  1. Why the ISS Will Be Deorbited: Aging Hardware and a Planned End

    Mission: 1998Published: 2 Nov 2026

    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…

    View mission: International Space Station (1998)
    Outcome
    In progress

  2. Expedition 1: The First Crew Aboard the ISS and Its 136-Day Stay

    Mission: 2000Published: 2 Nov 2026

    Expedition 1 was the first resident crew of the International Space Station: NASA astronaut William Shepherd and cosmonauts Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev.

    View mission: Expedition 1 (2000)
    Launch site
    Baikonur Cosmodrome, Gagarin's Start
    Outcome
    Success

  3. Expedition 1: The First ISS Crew and the Start of Continuous Presence

    Mission: 2000Published: 2 Nov 2026

    Expedition 1 launched on October 31st, 2000 aboard a Soyuz spacecraft from Kazakhstan and docked with the International Space Station on November 2nd.

    View mission: Expedition 1 (2000)
    Outcome
    Success