November 2: historical facts and curiosities

Today is a great day to plan ahead and organize your upcoming commitments.

On November 2, 2000, Expedition 1, the first long-duration resident crew, docked with the International Space Station (ISS). Cosmonaut Yuri Gidzenko, astronaut William Shepherd, and cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev spent over four months aboard, marking the beginning of continuous human presence in space. This milestone launched a new era of international collaboration and scientific research in microgravity, evolving into the largest structure ever built in space.

On November 2, 2000, Expedition 1, the first long-duration crew, docked with the International Space Station (ISS). Cosmonauts Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev, along with astronaut William Shepherd, began their 136-day mission. This marked the start of continuous human presence aboard the orbital outpost, an unprecedented era of international collaboration in space. The ISS has been continuously inhabited ever since, serving as a unique laboratory for scientific research and a testament to human ingenuity beyond Earth.