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International Space
Station (ISS) Diary The International Space Station came into
being 1998 December 13 at 20:25 GMT (15:25 EST, and December 14 at 00:25 in
Moscow) when the Zarya/Unity combination was released into free flight by Space
Shuttle Endeavour. This diary chronicles the major activities from launching
of Zarya through to the present day. It is divided into sections representing
major stages of building and occupation: Zarya and Unity - covers the first elements going into space and
the work done by space shuttle crews in preparing the station for habitation. Zvezda Arrives - the third module finds its way into space and
links up with Zarya, Shuttle crews continue to build on to the station by
adding the Z-1 Truss and connecting PMA-3 to Unity. Expedition 1 - Bill Shepherd, Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev
go aboard to become the station's first crew while Shuttle visits add further
elements to the ISS including the Destiny module. Expedition 2 - Yuri Usachev, James Voss and Susan Helms take
over - 2001 March, and the US ‘Quest’ airlock arrives. Expedition 3
– Culbertson, Dezhurov and Tyurin oversee the arrival of the Russian ‘Pirs’
airlock. Expedition 4
– Onufrienko, Walz and Bursch – 2001 December, more spacewalks and
construction continues. Expedition 5
– Korzun, Whitson and Treschev arrive – 2002 June. |