One Week Until the 20th Anniversary of Continuous Human Habitation

Oct. 30, 2000, was the last day humans dwelled only on the planet. The Expedition 1 crew of Commander William Shepherd, Sergei Krikalev, and Yuri Gidzenko launched to the International Space Station on Oct. 31, 2000, arriving to become the first crew aboard the orbiting laboratory on Nov. 2, 2000. NASA and its partners have successfully supported humans living in space aboard the International Space Station ever since. 

With only one week to go until the 20th anniversary of continuous human presence aboard the International Space Station, we wanted to let you know about some of the events happening over the next two weeks as we celebrate this amazing milestone for human spaceflight! 

For more information, and to find downloadable ISS 20th products, please visit https://www.nasa.gov/station20.

Schedule of Events:

Monday, Oct. 26: 

• “Window to the World” filter featuring the space station’s cupola will be re-promoted on NASA’s Instagram and Facebook accounts. Be sure to take a selfie with the filter using #SpaceStation20th 

Tuesday, Oct. 27: 

• Release of the Program Research Office web feature: “20 Years of Space Station Breakthroughs”  

Wednesday, Oct. 28: 

• Release of how to photograph the space station in front of the rare full blue Moon 
• EZ Science episode with Dr. Ellen Stofan and Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen about the 20th anniversary 

 Thursday, Oct. 29: 

• ISS 20th Panel Series “premiere” of Expedition 1: The Beginning with William Shepherd, Sergei Krikalev, Yuri Gidzenko, George Abbey, and Ginger Kerrick will air on NASA TV at 3 p.m. ET   
• ISS 20th Snoopy poster and lithograph drive-through distribution for employees from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Gilruth north parking area

Friday, Oct. 30:  

• Houston We Have a Podcast “Expedition 1” episode featuring Expedition 1 Commander William Shepherd  

Monday, Nov. 2:  

• Houston We Have a Podcast episode “20 Continuous Years” featuring International Space Station Program Manager Joel Montalbano 
• Reddit AMA with NASA’s Dr. Gary Kitmacher and the Kerbal Space Program from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at https://www.reddit.com/r/space/

Each subsequent week in November into December, we will release a new ISS 20th panel discussion featuring topics on:

• Flight Operations for the Space Station 
• Benefits for Humanity: Science for All 
• Expanding the Market in Low-Earth Orbit 
• Trailblazing Partnerships: International 
• From the International Space Station to the Moon and Mars 

Stay tuned for more inforomation to come on the release dates for the remainder of the ISS 20th panels.