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orbiting laboratory to take pictures of the station before returning home after
spending 197 days in space. The station will celebrate the 20th anniversary of
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separation. Earlier the STS-126 and Expedition 18 crews concluded 11 days, 16
hours and 46 minutes of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and station.
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In this photo, Astronaut David A. Wolf, STS-112 mission specialist, anchored to
a foot restraint on the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) or
Canadarm2, carries the Starboard One (S1) outboard nadir external camera.
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NASA tracks and publishes the single spaceflight record holders (the most days
spent in space on a single mission) and the cumulative days in space record
holders (combined time in space over an astronaut’s career).

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attached to the Canadarm robotic arm on the Space Shuttle Discovery during a
spacewalks.


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Launched in 1998 and involving the U.S., Russia, Canada, Japan, and the
participating countries of the European Space Agency — the International Space
Station is one of the most complex international collaborations ever attempted.

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ISS: 2025 CALENDAR

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Space Station has evolved into a state-of-the-art scientific lab.




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VISITING VEHICLES

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space freighters to resupply the International Space Station. NASA, Roscosmos,
SpaceX, and Boeing have also launched their own crew ships to the orbital
outpost.




STATION SPACEWALKS

There have been 259 spacewalks at the International Space Station since December
1998.




STEM RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Explore hands-on activities, interactive, lesson plans, educator guides, and
other downloadable content about the International Space Station.




ISS NATIONAL LABORATORY

In an effort to expand the research opportunities of this unparalleled platform,
the space station was designated as a U.S. National Laboratory in 2005 by
Congress, enabling space research and development access to a broad range of
commercial, academic, and government users. 




ASTRONAUT HEALTH AND TRAINING

The International Space Station is humanity’s home in space and a research
station orbiting about 250 miles above the Earth. Learn more about astronaut
health and training.




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