International Space Station: 20 years in 60 seconds
By: European Space Agency
Monday 2 November 2020 marks 20 years of continuous human presence on the International Space Station.
Relive a few memorable moments from the unique orbital outpost in this clip covering 20 years of the International Space Station in 60 seconds.
While our attention is fixed on the election, the world continues to turn.
And the International Space Station continues to orbit...
As it has for twenty years already .
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Since Crew One took up residence on 2 November 2000, 240 people including 18 ESA astronauts have lived and worked on the orbital outpost, carrying out essential research to benefit life on Earth.
The next ESA mission to the International Space Station is set for 2021, when Thomas Pesquet will become the first European to fly on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for his Alpha mission.
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Here's a screenshot from the video:
Notice the flags.
Does anyone imagine that the ISS would have flown these twenty years without international cooperation?