25 Years of the International Space Station: What archaeology tells us about living and working in space

25 Years of the International Space Station: What archaeology tells us about living and working in space

The International Space Station has housed visitors continuously for roughly 25 years. NASAThe International Space Station is one of the most remarkable achievements of the modern age. It is the largest, most complex, most expensive and most durable spacecraft ever built. Its first modules were launched in 1998. The first crew to live on the International Space Station – an American and two Russians – entered it in 2000. Nov. 2, 2025, marks 25 y…

25 Years of Humans Off-Earth

Image above: The ISS in September 2000, courtesy NASA By Burt DichtNSS Managing Director of Membership On November 2, 2025, we will celebrate a remarkable milestone—25 years of continuous human presence in space. Since November 2, 2000, when Expedition 1 arrived aboard the International Space Station (ISS), Earth has never had all of its citizens residing on Earth. For a full quarter century, someone—somewhere above us—has been living off-planet…

What archaeology tells us about living and working in space

The International Space Station is one of the most remarkable achievements of the modern age. It is the largest, most complex, most expensive and most durable spacecraft ever built. Its first modules were launched in 1998. The first crew to live on the International Space Station – an American and two Russians – entered it in 2000. Nov. 2, 2025, marks 25 years of continuous habitation by at least two people, and as many as 13 at one time. It is …