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International Space Station 10th Anniversary
Image above: STS-126 Commander Chris Ferguson and Expedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke mark the 10th anniversary of the International Space Station with a special message. Credit: NASA+ View message Nations around the world will join together to mark a milestone in space exploration this week, celebrating the 10th birthday of a unique research laboratory, the International Space Station.
Now the largest spacecraft ever built, the orbital assembly of the space station began with the launch from Kazakhstan of its first bus-sized component, Zarya, on Nov. 20, 1998. The launch began an international construction project of unprecedented complexity and sophistication.
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Science Aboard the Station
From physiology to physics, results from station experiments are causing scientists to rethink existing models, and propose new approaches and observations as they seek to understand data from orbit.
