The ISS started active operation in 2000 0n November 2nd. The first crew was Sergei Krikalev and Yuri Gidzenko of Russia. Plus William Shepherd of the United States…
Since that historic day on November 2nd, 2000 a 189 cosmonauts and astronauts from 15 countries have called the ISS home…
Today the space station has been developed and evolved into a comfortable many-room “apartment” that orbits the earth…
The space station is really several years older than the 10 years because it floated mostly empty for a few years before being permanently occupied for the first time. So the 10 year mark is from the beginning of permanent house guests…
The current ISS crew are Russian cosmonauts Alexander Kaleri, Oleg Skripochka and Fyodor Yurchikhin, plus also NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Douglas Wheelock and Scott Kelly…
More Windows to Russia articles on the ISS…
http://windowstorussia.com/russia-happy-birthday-international_20.html
http://windowstorussia.com/from-russian-mir-to-international-space_28.html
Windows to Russia!
- Looking Back: A Decade of Astronauts on the International Space Station (space.com)
- Cargo ship bring supplies to space station (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
- Cargo ship bring supplies to space station (dailycaller.com)
- New crew arrive at space station (bbc.co.uk)
- Russian supply ship sent to resupply space station (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
- There is no “Geophysical Weapon” Trying to Destroy Russia… (windowstorussia.com)
- Renovating the Yevpatoria RT-70 Radio Telescope… (windowstorussia.com)
- Svet Sunday: Tram Terrific! (windowstorussia.com)
- Russia: USA Has Crossed The Red Line Already! (windowstorussia.com)
- President Medvedev Talks With Channel One in Russia! (windowstorussia.com)
- Russia Today and Robert Fisk on the American Dollar! (windowstorussia.com)
- Simply News From Russia… (9/02/2010) (windowstorussia.com)
- Volga Gaz 310221 in Russia! (windowstorussia.com)
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