1998 ⟶ Zarya Module Launched, First Component of the International Space Station
November 20: A Russian Proton rocket is launched from the Ba...
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🚀 Salyut 1: The First Space Station
The first space station, Salyut 1, is launched.⟶
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Soviet Union🚀 Skylab Space Station Launched
May 14: The first space station, Skylab, is launched.⟶
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United States🚀 American Astronaut Launches Aboard Russian Soyuz
March 14: Astronaut Norman Thagard becomes the first American to ride into space aboard a Russian launch vehicle (the Soyuz TM-21), lifting off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.⟶
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KazakhstanRussiaUnited States🚀 Zarya Module Launched, First Component of the International Space Station
November 20: A Russian Proton rocket is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying the first segment of the International Space Station, the 21-ton Zarya Module.⟶
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KazakhstanRussiaUnited States🚀 International Space Station Begins Operations, First Crew Arrives
November 2: International Space Station begins operations; its first crew, composed of three men, arrives.⟶
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Japan🚀 Artemis 1 Uncrewed Launch
November 16: NASA launches Artemis 1, the first uncrewed mission of its Space Launch System, the most powerful rocket ever to reach orbit.⟶
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