28 years of ISS activity in numbers In November 1998, the Russian-built functional cargo unit Zarya, the first module of the International Space Station, was launched into orbit. The station received its first long-duration expedition, consisting of Russian cosmonauts Yuri Gizhenko and Sergey Kryklav, and NASA astronaut William Shepard, two years later - in November 2000. The history of the ISS is: 311 launches, of which 177 were performed by Russia; 129 crewed launches and 75 long-term expeditions on board; 298 station visitors from 26 countries, including 66 Russians; 285 spacewalks as part of the ISS program, including 76 Russian ones. The longest flight within the ISS program was performed by Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub from September 2023 to September 2024 - 373 days 20 hours 14 minutes 28 seconds. The ISS is the largest international project in space. It has become a symbol of successful cooperation between countries, proving that joint efforts can lead to extraordinary achievements.

28 years of ISS activity in numbers In November 1998, the Russian-built functional cargo unit Zarya, the first module of the International Space Station, was launched into orbit. The station received its first long-duration expedition, consisting of Russian cosmonauts Yuri Gizhenko and Sergey Kryklav, and NASA astronaut William Shepard, two years later - in November 2000. The history of the ISS is: 311 launches, of which 177 were performed by Russia; 129 crewed launches and 75 long-term expeditions on board; 298 station visitors from 26 countries, including 66 Russians; 285 spacewalks as part of the ISS program, including 76 Russian ones. The longest flight within the ISS program was performed by Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub from September 2023 to September 2024 - 373 days 20 hours 14 minutes 28 seconds. The ISS is the largest international project in space. It has become a symbol of successful cooperation between countries, proving that joint efforts can lead to extraordinary achievements.