25 Years of Human Presence on the International Space Station

Quick Summary:

• Continuous human presence aboard the International Space Station (ISS has been maintained for 25 years as November 2000).
• The ISS is a global collaboration wiht contributions from 280 astronauts across 23 countries.
• It supports scientific research,hosting more than 4,000 experiments by over 5,000 researchers from over 110 nations.
• The station fosters commercial markets in low Earth orbit for research, technology growth, and transportation.
• NASA designed a new logo to commemorate the milestone: features include an astronaut figure representing ISS crew members; fifteen stars symbolizing the program’s fifteen partner nations; Earth denoting science done aboard the ISS benefiting humanity; and “25” reflecting its operational duration.
• The ISS doubles as training ground .Proofing new missions platforms NASA objectives (Moon Mars Deep)

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