The International Space Station Celebrates 15 Years of Human Life In Space
Today marks 15 years of continuous residency aboard the International Space Station. How exciting is that?!
On November 2nd, 2000, NASA astronaut William Shepherd and Roscosmos cosmonauts Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev became the first crew (Expedition 1) aboard the International Space Station. In that time, more than 200 people from 15 countries have visited the station.
Expedition 1, the first space station crew, poses inside the Zvezda service module with a model of the young International Space Station. Pictured in December 2000 (from left) are Commander William Shepherd and Flight Engineers Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev. – Photo via NASA
(December 2, 2014) — Flight engineer Terry Virts captures his reflection and an orbital sunrise in the Cupola windows.
(February 28, 2015) — Samantha Cristoforetti flashes the Vulcan Salute in the cupola of the space station in honor of the late Leonard Nimroy.
(July 15, 2014) — An aurora captured by the Expedition 40 crew.
(July 26, 2014) — One of the Expedition 40 crew members aboard the International Space Station photographed this oblique night image of almost the entire countries of Italy and Sicily on July 26, 2014.
(May 23, 2011) — This image of the International Space Station and the docked space shuttle Endeavour, flying at an altitude of approximately 220 miles, was taken by Expedition 27 crew member Paolo Nespoli from the Soyuz TMA-20 following its undocking on May 23, 2011 (USA time). The pictures taken by Nespoli are the first taken of a shuttle docked to the International Space Station from the perspective of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Onboard the Soyuz were Russian cosmonaut and Expedition 27 commander Dmitry Kondratyev; Nespoli, a European Space Agency astronaut; and NASA astronaut Cady Coleman. Coleman and Nespoli were both flight engineers. The three landed in Kazakhstan later that day, completing 159 days in space.
(March 28, 2015) — Earth observation taken during a night pass of Spain and Italy by the Expedition 43 crew aboard the International Space Station.
(September 17, 2011) — This is one of a series of night time images photographed by one of the Expedition 29 crew members from the International Space Station. It features Aurora Australis, seen from a point over the southeast Tasman Sea near southern New Zealand. The station was located at 46.65 degrees south latitude and 169.10 degrees east longitude.
(October 18, 2015) — A night pass of city lights taken by an Expedition 45 crew member.
(August 24, 2015) — Distant view of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Kounotori 5 H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-5) during its final approach for docking with the International Space Station (ISS) with darkness of space in the background.
(May 23, 2011) — This image of the International Space Station and the docked space shuttle Endeavour, flying at an altitude of approximately 220 miles, was taken by Expedition 27 crew member Paolo Nespoli from the Soyuz TMA-20 following its undocking on May 23, 2011 (USA time). The pictures taken by Nespoli are the first taken of a shuttle docked to the International Space Station from the perspective of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Onboard the Soyuz were Russian cosmonaut and Expedition 27 commander Dmitry Kondratyev; Nespoli, a European Space Agency astronaut; and NASA astronaut Cady Coleman. Coleman and Nespoli were both flight engineers. The three landed in Kazakhstan later that day, completing 159 days in space.
(September 13, 2014) — Night Earth Observations of aurora taken by Expedition 41 crew member Alex Gerst.
(April 6, 2015) — City lights during a night pass over northern central Europe taken by Expedition 43 crew member Samantha Cristoforetti.
(April 6, 2015) — City lights during a night pass over northern central Europe taken by Expedition 43 crew member Samantha Cristoforetti.
(August 29, 2015) — Photo of severe weather from space taken by the Expedition 44 crew aboard the International Space Station.
(June 14, 2012) — Star trail composite created with photos from Expedition 31 with docked Soyuz and Progress spacecrafts visible.
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