Infographic: 15 Years of the International Space Station
The first International Space Station component, the Russian Zarya module, was launched in November 1998. In the 15 years since, NASA and its global partners have built a world class orbiting laboratory, establishing a continuous human presence in space since 2000 and paving the way for future exploration beyond. We're celebrating this milestone with an infographic showcasing some of the amazing and surprising facts about humanity's home away from Earth, but there's much more to learn. For the latest news, features and videos from orbit, visit http://www.nasa.gov/station. You can also find out how to see the station yourself at http://spotthestation.nasa.gov or watch live station video at http://www.nasa.gov/iss-stream. Credit: NASA/Gary Daines
![15 YEARS
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION'S
LENGTH AND WIDTH
IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF AN
AMERICAN FOOTBALL FIELD
MODULE LENGTH: 167.3 FEET (51 METERS)
TRUSS LENGTH: 357.5 FEET (109 METERS)
SOLAR ARRAY LENGTH: 239.4 FEET (73 METERS)
MASS: 924,739 POUNDS (419,455 KILOGRAMS)
HABITABLE VOLUME: 13,696 CUBIC FEET (388 CUBIC METERS)
PRESSURIZED VOLUME: 32,333 CUBIC FEET (916 CUBIC METERS)
POWER GENERATION: 8 SOLAR ARRAYS = 84 KILOWATTS
LIVING AND WORKING IN ORBIT
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
BENEFITS FOR HUMANITY
ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
CREWS HAVE EATEN ABOUT
Menu
25,000 MEALS
ADVANCED
ROBOTIC SURGERY
10
SINCE THE FIRST CREW IN 2000
APPROXIMATELY
SEVEN TONS
OF SUPPLIES SUPPORT A CREW OF THREE FOR ABOUT
SIX MONTHS
CLEAN DRINKING WATER
7
FOR PEOPLE LIVING FAR FROM
WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES
TONS
SPACEWALKING
REMOTE
ASTRONAUTS AND COSMONAUTS
MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS
MORE THAN 1,500 SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS
PERFORMED ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
EDUCATIONAL EVENTS
HAVE SPENT MORE THAN 1,000 HOURS
WORKING OUTSIDE THE STATION
42 MILLION STUDENTS REACHED
MICROGRAVITY AND LOW-EARTH ORBIT
ONE THING YOU CAN SAY ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
CONDUCTING EXPERIMENTS IN:
IT'S BIG
HUMAN RESEARCH
LARGER THAN A
RESEARCH LABORATORY
5-BEDROOM HOUSE
LIFE SCIENCES
INTERNAL VOLUME OF A
BOEING 747
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
WEIGHS ALMOST A
EARTH SCIENCES
MILLION POUNDS
(EQUIVALENT TO MORE THAN 320 AUTOMOBILES]
ASTROPHYSICS
TRAVELS THE EQUIVALENT DISTANCE
TO THE MOON AND BACK
TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH
IN ABOUT A DAY
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
TIMELINE
IN 1998
FEB. 24, 2011
FINAL MODULE
ITIALIAN LEONARDO
ASSEMBLY COMPLETE
43% OF AMERICAN ADULTS OWNED A COMPUTER
41% USED THE INTERNET
35% USED EMAIL
FACEBOOK, TWITTER, MYSPACE AND YOUTUBE DIDNT EXIST
GOOGLE WAS BRAND NEW
THE FIRST IPOD WAS STILL THREE YEARS AWAY
NOV. 20, 1998
FIRST MODULE
RUSSIAN ZARYA
IN 2013 ...
DEC. 6, 1998
FIRST U.S. MODULE
UNITY
OCT. 30, 2000
FIRST CREW, EXPEDITION 1
61% OF AMERICAN ADULTS OWN A LAPTOP
58% OWN A DESKTOP
85% USE THE INTERNET
70% HAVE BROADBAND AT HOME
MORE THAN 90% OWN A CELL PHONE
42% OWN AN MP3 PLAYER
88% USE EMAIL
48% USE SOCIAL MEDIA
NOV. 30, 2000
FIRST U.S. SOLAR ARRAYS
FEB. 7, 2008
FIRST EUROPEAN MODULE
COLUMBUS
MARCH 11, 2008
FIRST COMPONENT OF JAPANESE
KIBO MODULE
FEB. 7, 2001
FIRST U.S. LAB
DESTINY
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
MARCH 15, 2009
FINAL SOLAR ARRAYS
2003
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION IS
A GLOBAL PROGRAM
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
SPACEPORT
FOR A VARIETY OF INTERNATIONAL SPACECRAFT
INVOLVING THE UNITED STATES, RUSSIA,
EUROPE, CANADA, AND JAPAN.
RUSSIA
SOYUZ
UNITED STATES
SPACE SHUTTLE
U.S. COMMERCIAL SPACE X
DRAGON
U.S. COMMERCIAL ORBITAL
CYGNUS
JAPAN
HTV
VISITED BY
MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE
FROM
EUROPE
ATV
15 NATIONS
LEARN MORE
LATEST
NEWS AND PHOTOS
SEE IT FOR YOURSELF
LIVE VIDEO
www.nasa.gov/station
spotthestation.nasa.gov
www.nasa.gov/iss-stream](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/iss-infographic-20-131119170855-phpapp01/85/Infographic-15-Years-of-the-International-Space-Station-1-320.jpg)
Infographic: 15 Years of the International Space Station
- 1. 15 YEARS THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION'S LENGTH AND WIDTH IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF AN AMERICAN FOOTBALL FIELD MODULE LENGTH: 167.3 FEET (51 METERS) TRUSS LENGTH: 357.5 FEET (109 METERS) SOLAR ARRAY LENGTH: 239.4 FEET (73 METERS) MASS: 924,739 POUNDS (419,455 KILOGRAMS) HABITABLE VOLUME: 13,696 CUBIC FEET (388 CUBIC METERS) PRESSURIZED VOLUME: 32,333 CUBIC FEET (916 CUBIC METERS) POWER GENERATION: 8 SOLAR ARRAYS = 84 KILOWATTS LIVING AND WORKING IN ORBIT INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION BENEFITS FOR HUMANITY ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CREWS HAVE EATEN ABOUT Menu 25,000 MEALS ADVANCED ROBOTIC SURGERY 10 SINCE THE FIRST CREW IN 2000 APPROXIMATELY SEVEN TONS OF SUPPLIES SUPPORT A CREW OF THREE FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS CLEAN DRINKING WATER 7 FOR PEOPLE LIVING FAR FROM WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES TONS SPACEWALKING REMOTE ASTRONAUTS AND COSMONAUTS MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS MORE THAN 1,500 SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS PERFORMED ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION EDUCATIONAL EVENTS HAVE SPENT MORE THAN 1,000 HOURS WORKING OUTSIDE THE STATION 42 MILLION STUDENTS REACHED MICROGRAVITY AND LOW-EARTH ORBIT ONE THING YOU CAN SAY ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CONDUCTING EXPERIMENTS IN: IT'S BIG HUMAN RESEARCH LARGER THAN A RESEARCH LABORATORY 5-BEDROOM HOUSE LIFE SCIENCES INTERNAL VOLUME OF A BOEING 747 PHYSICAL SCIENCES WEIGHS ALMOST A EARTH SCIENCES MILLION POUNDS (EQUIVALENT TO MORE THAN 320 AUTOMOBILES] ASTROPHYSICS TRAVELS THE EQUIVALENT DISTANCE TO THE MOON AND BACK TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH IN ABOUT A DAY INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION TIMELINE IN 1998 FEB. 24, 2011 FINAL MODULE ITIALIAN LEONARDO ASSEMBLY COMPLETE 43% OF AMERICAN ADULTS OWNED A COMPUTER 41% USED THE INTERNET 35% USED EMAIL FACEBOOK, TWITTER, MYSPACE AND YOUTUBE DIDNT EXIST GOOGLE WAS BRAND NEW THE FIRST IPOD WAS STILL THREE YEARS AWAY NOV. 20, 1998 FIRST MODULE RUSSIAN ZARYA IN 2013 ... DEC. 6, 1998 FIRST U.S. MODULE UNITY OCT. 30, 2000 FIRST CREW, EXPEDITION 1 61% OF AMERICAN ADULTS OWN A LAPTOP 58% OWN A DESKTOP 85% USE THE INTERNET 70% HAVE BROADBAND AT HOME MORE THAN 90% OWN A CELL PHONE 42% OWN AN MP3 PLAYER 88% USE EMAIL 48% USE SOCIAL MEDIA NOV. 30, 2000 FIRST U.S. SOLAR ARRAYS FEB. 7, 2008 FIRST EUROPEAN MODULE COLUMBUS MARCH 11, 2008 FIRST COMPONENT OF JAPANESE KIBO MODULE FEB. 7, 2001 FIRST U.S. LAB DESTINY 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 MARCH 15, 2009 FINAL SOLAR ARRAYS 2003 THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION IS A GLOBAL PROGRAM 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 SPACEPORT FOR A VARIETY OF INTERNATIONAL SPACECRAFT INVOLVING THE UNITED STATES, RUSSIA, EUROPE, CANADA, AND JAPAN. RUSSIA SOYUZ UNITED STATES SPACE SHUTTLE U.S. COMMERCIAL SPACE X DRAGON U.S. COMMERCIAL ORBITAL CYGNUS JAPAN HTV VISITED BY MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE FROM EUROPE ATV 15 NATIONS LEARN MORE LATEST NEWS AND PHOTOS SEE IT FOR YOURSELF LIVE VIDEO www.nasa.gov/station spotthestation.nasa.gov www.nasa.gov/iss-stream