International Space Station

First Module of ISS Launches

Nov 20, 1998

Zarya is the control module. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/iss_assembly_1ar.html

Unity Node 1 space flight launched

Dec 4, 1998

'http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/unity-node1/html/ksc97pc944.html'
Unity Node 1 is the connector between living and working compartments of the ISS.

Expedition 1 launches

Oct 31, 2000

'http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_2094.html'
On October 31, 2000 Expedition 1 was launched

Destiny Laboratory launched

Feb 7, 2001

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/assembly/html/sts098-312-0020.html' >Destiny Lab is the ISS science and research center.
Destiny Lab is the ISS science and research center,

Harmony Node 2 mission launched

Oct 23, 2007

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/node2/html/jsc2003e64497.html
Harmony Node 2 allows the addition of more laboratories from other countries.

10th Anniversary of continuous human occupation

Nov 2, 2010

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/10th_anniversary.html
At the time of its 10th anniversary, the station had traveled 1.5 billion miles and orbited around Earth 57,361 times.

Space Shuttle Atlantis

Jul 8, 2011

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135/launch/sts-135_mission-overview.html
On July 8-21, 2011, space shuttle Atlantis delievered about 4.5 tons of supplies to the ISS. This was the final mission for Atlantis.