History of the ISS

By Riley-PlattsWC

  • Ronald Reagan directs NASA to build the ISS

  • First ISS Segment launches

  • First U.S.-built component launches

  • First crew member to reside on station

  • U.S. Lab Module Added

  • U.S. Lab module added

  • U.S. Lab Module Recognized as Newest U.S. National Laboratory

  • European Lab Joins the ISS

  • Japanese Lab Joins the ISS

  • ISS 10-Year Anniversary

  • NASA Issues Cooperative Agreement

  • NASA Selects the ISS National Lab

  • The First ISS National Lab Research Flight