Timeline event · 20 November 1998 · The International Space Station Era
The First Module of the ISS
The Zarya module launches, the first piece of the International Space Station — the largest structure ever assembled in space, built by fifteen nations.
Highlights
- ›Assembly of the ISS begins
Missions, people & worlds
Knowledge connections
- Part ofThe International Space Station Era
- Associated withInternational Space Station
- Associated withNASA
- Associated withRoscosmos
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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