September 29, 1998
The International Space Station's official assembly sequence was approved during a historic meeting of the ISS Multilateral Control Board in Moscow, establishing the blueprint for humanity's most ambitious space construction project.
November 20, 1998
The first module of the International Space Station, Zarya, was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, marking the beginning of humanity's largest space collaboration project.
The International Space Station's construction officially began with the launch of its first module, Zarya, from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome. This historic event marked the start of humanity's largest international cooperative space project.