20 years ago: 1st ISS module launched – Satellite News Digest

Today, on 20 November the International Space Station (ISS) is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Work on the ISS begun as early as 1993-1994, and it achieved orbit in 1998 with the successful launch of the first module, Functional Cargo Block (FGB) Zarya ("Sunrise").

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