This month, the Worldwide Area Station (ISS) marked a historic milestone — the twenty fifth anniversary of the launch and docking of the Unity module. Also referred to as Node 1, the module was the primary U.S.-built part of the ISS.
Though virtually two years would go earlier than a crew would reside on board the orbiting craft, this occasion was a essential first step in realizing the imaginative and prescient of collaboration in area for the advantage of all of humanity.
Throughout the intervening 25 years, the ISS has been residence to a rotating crew from a bunch of nations and the location of groundbreaking experiments that can assist future astronauts and earthbound people alike.
“One of the vital outstanding powers of area exploration,” says Secretary of State Antony Blinken, “is its potential to carry folks collectively throughout geographies in pursuit of data of the broader universe and in pursuit of progress proper right here on Earth.”
To study discoveries made on the ISS, let actor Mark Hamill, of Star Wars fame, take you on a journey to see how science in area displays — or diverges from — improvements seen within the films or on TV.
A model of this story was revealed October 6, 2023.
