Events with tag - Space Construction

January 1, 1995

NASA-Boeing Unity Module Contract

NASA formalized a groundbreaking $750 million contract with Boeing Defense & Space Group to construct the Unity Module, the first U.S. component of the International Space Station. This crucial agreement marked a significant milestone in space exploration history.

September 29, 1998

ISS Assembly Sequence Approval

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

Zarya Module Launch

The Zarya module, weighing 42,600 pounds, was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan as the first component of the International Space Station. Within hours, its critical systems including power, thermal control, and communications were successfully activated.

November 20, 1998

ISS Construction Begins

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.

December 6, 1998

Unity-Zarya Connection

The historic connection of Unity Node 1, the first US-built component, to the Russian Zarya module marked the beginning of International Space Station construction. This milestone achievement occurred during the STS-88 mission aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour.

December 7, 1998

First ISS Spacewalk

NASA astronauts Jerry Ross and Jim Newman conducted the first-ever spacewalk from the International Space Station during the STS-88 mission. The historic 7-hour and 21-minute EVA helped install Unity Node 1, connecting it to the Russian Zarya module.