Space station completes 7,000 days circling the Earth
The International Space Station has completed 7,000 days orbiting the Earth at a 400-km altitude, after its first module was launched in 1998. The first crew of three members arrived at the then three-module space laboratory in November 2000. Since then, there has been an uninterrupted human presence in space with 230 individuals from 18 countries visiting the $150-billion station.