15 Years of Station Told in 15 Gifs
1. International Space Station Assembly Animation
From 1998 to 2011, five different space agencies representing 15 countries assembled the International Space Station, the largest structure ever built in space. Â Today humans are still living and work in the orbital laboratory. November 2, 2015 marks the 15th anniversary of continuous human presence onboard.
Expedition 1 crew members including, Commander William Shepherd and Cosmonauts Sergei Krikalev and Yuri Gidzenko arrive to the International Space Station for the first time on November 2, 2000.
Expedition 3 Commander Frank Culbertson was the only American living off the planet on September 11, 2001. He captured his view of the fateful day from the space station.Â
The Japanese Experiment Module, or Kibo, is installed to the space station on June 3, 2008. Kibo means âhopeâ in Japanese, and it is the largest single space station module.
The first 6 person crew on the space station gathers for a press conference in May 29, 2009. Â Because it was comprised of astronauts from NASA, CSA, ESA, JAXA, and Russia, this was the first and only time all international partners were represented on the space station at the same time.Â
The space stationâs robotic arm captures the SpaceX Dragon during its demonstration flight on May 25, 2012, making it the first commercial vehicle ever to dock with the space station.
Russian Cosmonauts Sergey Ryanzanskiy and Oleg Kotov bring the Olympic torch outside the space station during a spacewalk on November 9, 2013. The torch traveled to the station as part of the Olympic torch relay ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.Â
Astronaut Reid Weisman captured a floating sphere of fire observed during the Flex-2 experiment on space station on July 18, 2014. The findings may lead to better engines here on Earth.Â
Astronaut Reid Weismanâs timelapse of a flickering aurora seen from space station on August 28, 2014.
Astronaut Reid Weismanâs timelapse of what a sunrise looks like from the space station on September 23, 2014.
Astronaut Reid Weisman experiments with water bubbles in space on November 8, 2014.
Astronauts Terry Virts and Barry âButchâ Wilmore capture the first GoPro footage of a spacewalk on February 25, 2015.
Astronaut Terry Virts filmed a massive lightning storm over India from the space station on May 9, 2015.
Astronaut Terry Virts captured a stunning view of the Milky Way from space station on May 15, 2015.
Astronauts Scott Kelly, Kjell Lindgren, and Kimiya Yui taste lettuce that had been grown and harvested in space for the very first time on August 10, 2015.
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