<P> Expedition 1 was the first long - duration stay on the International Space Station ( ISS ) . The three - person crew stayed aboard the station for 136 days , from November 2000 to March 2001 . It was the beginning of an uninterrupted human presence on the station which continues as of November 2017 . Expedition 2 , which also had three crew members , immediately followed Expedition 1 . </P>
<P> Expedition 1 was the first long - duration stay on the International Space Station ( ISS ) . The three - person crew stayed aboard the station for 136 days , from November 2000 to March 2001 . It was the beginning of an uninterrupted human presence on the station which continues as of November 2017 . Expedition 2 , which also had three crew members , immediately followed Expedition 1 . </P>
when did humans first occupy the international space station
when did humans first occupy the international space station
November 2000
November 2000