LONDON (IT BOLTWISE) – The International Space Station (ISS) is celebrating 25 years of continuous human presence in space. Since November 2, 2000, the ISS has been continuously inhabited by astronauts and has developed into an important laboratory for scientific experiments in weightlessness.
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The International Space Station (ISS) marks a significant milestone in the history of space travel by being continuously inhabited by humans for 25 years. On November 2, 2000, three astronauts became the first full-time residents to enter the station, which has never been empty since. The ISS, a joint project of the United States, Russia and other nations, orbits the Earth at an altitude of about 400 kilometers and serves as a giant research laboratory in space.
The importance of the ISS lies in its ability to conduct experiments in a very low gravity environment, which would not be possible on Earth. These experiments help scientists test new technologies that could be crucial to future space missions. The station, which originally only had three rooms, has expanded significantly over the years and is now about the size of a football field.
Over the last 25 years, 290 people from 26 different countries have visited the ISS. While most of these visitors were professional astronauts, in recent years there has also been a trend for private individuals to visit the station for a fee. The ISS was even used as a backdrop for a film. Seven astronauts from Japan, Russia and the USA are currently working on the station.
The ISS has enabled numerous experiments to study the effects of life in space on the human body. A well-known experiment compared the effects of spending almost a year in space on astronaut Scott Kelly with those of his twin brother Mark, who remained on Earth. Despite the routine that comes with space travel, life in space remains dangerous. The ISS has already been hit by space debris and has struggled with cracks and leaks.
Although the ISS has been in operation for longer than the originally planned 15 years, its mission is nearing its end. The station will be used for another five years before being decommissioned in 2031. NASA plans to replace the ISS with privately operated space stations. China has already built its own space station, Tiangong. The ISS will be remembered as a symbol of international cooperation in space.
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