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Station Overview

The International Space Station Program brings together international flight crews, multiple launch vehicles, globally distributed launch and flight operations, training, engineering, and development facilities, communications networks, and the international scientific research community.

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Visiting Vehicles

Four different crew ships and five different resupply ships have visited the International Space Station.

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Nov. 5, 2026: International Space Station Configuration. Five spaceships are docked to the space station including the SpaceX CRS-35 and Crew-13 Dragons, the Soyuz MS-29 crew spacecraft, and the Progress 95 and 96 resupply ships. Also, the eighth and final International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Array (IROSA) is now installed on the starboard truss structure's 3B channel.
Nov. 5, 2026: International Space Station Configuration. Five spaceships are docked to the space station including the SpaceX CRS-35 and Crew-13 Dragons, the Soyuz MS-29 crew spacecraft, and the Progress 95 and 96 resupply ships. Also, the eighth and final International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Array (IROSA) is now installed on the starboard truss structure’s 3B channel.
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Station Spacewalks

Over 280 spacewalks in NASA’s Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMUs), or spacesuits, and Roscosmos Orlan spacesuits have been conducted since 1998 at the International Space Station.

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There have been 286 spacewalks at the International Space Station since December 1998.
There have been 286 spacewalks at the International Space Station since December 1998.
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Assembly Elements

Five international space agencies and over a dozen countries have contributed to the assembly of the International Space Station since November of 1998.

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The International Space Station as of Oct. 4, 2018
The International Space Station as of Oct. 4, 2018.
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Station Facts and Figures

Crew members live and work aboard the International Space Station orbiting Earth 16 times a day. The orbital outpost is larger than a six-bedroom house with six sleeping quarters, two bathrooms, a gym, and a 360-degree view bay window.

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Drawing of the International Space Station with all of the elements labeled.
Drawing of the International Space Station with all of the elements labeled.
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Station Visitors

Over 290 individuals representing 26 countries and five International Partners have visited the International Space Station.

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298 individuals from 26 countries have visited the International Space Station.
298 individuals from 26 countries have visited the International Space Station.
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NASA Astronaut Record Holders

Astronaut Frank Rubio holds the NASA record for the longest single spaceflight. Astronaut Peggy Whitson holds the NASA record for most cumulative days in space.

Meet the Station Record Holders
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio completed a single mission aboard the International Space Station of 371 days on Sept. 27, 2023. Rubio surpasses NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei who ended his mission after 355 days on March 30, 2022.
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio completed a single mission aboard the International Space Station of 371 days on Sept. 27, 2023. Rubio surpasses NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei who ended his mission after 355 days on March 30, 2022.
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International Cooperation

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station. The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The orbital outpost has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Meet the International Partners
Facilities from around the world support the operation and management of the International Space Station.
Facilities from around the world support the operation and management of the International Space Station.
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A Unique Place

The International Space Station is a unique place – a convergence of science, technology and human innovation that demonstrates new technologies and makes research breakthroughs not possible on Earth.

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The International Space Station orbiting the Earth
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