NASA Commemorates 25 Years Of Space Station Operations

view of earth from space station

A view of Earth and ISS equipment captured by NASA astronaut Don Pettit.

Credit: NASA
NASA is preparing to take a break from planning what comes after the International Space Station as it commemorates 25 years of continuous human presence on the orbital outpost. The original ISS design life was 15 years for the 356-ft.-long structure, which has a mass of more than 925,000 lb. and a...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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