Photos: 25 images depict 20 years aboard the International Space Station

By R. Dallon Adams · November 2, 2020, 7:15 AM PST · @DallonAdams

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Views from the ISS

On Nov. 2, the International Space Station (ISS) will celebrate 20 years of continuously hosting humans in space. We've curated this gallery to highlight the timeline of the space station including the initial assembly in space, onboard experiments, day-to-day operations, and more.
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Views from the ISS

An aurora as seen from the space station.
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Views from the ISS

Astronaut Scott Kelly snapped this photo as the space station drifted over Japan. The Mini Research Module 1 and a cargo spacecraft are captured in the foreground.
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Views from the ISS

A member of the Expedition 53 mission snapped this photograph of an aurora over Canada in 2017.
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Views from the ISS

Scott Kelly snapped this photo showing the Milky Way in vivid detail.
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Views from the ISS

Astronaut Scott Kelly snapped this photo of an aurora and posted the image to Twitter in June 2015.
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Expedition 56

Members of the Expedition 56 crew snapped this photo of the ISS in 2018.
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Space station assembly

The early space station being assembled in orbit. It would take 13 years to complete construction.
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Space station assembly

The early space station during assembly.
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ISS spacewalks

Astronaut Franklin R. Chang-Diaz during a spacewalk on the STS-111 mission.
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Docking with the space station

Space Shuttle Endeavour docked with the ISS in 2011.
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ISS spacewalks

Cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov during a spacewalk on Expedition 40.
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ISS spacewalks

Astronaut Robert Curbeam during a spacewalk on the STS-116 mission.
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ISS spacewalks

Astronaut Mark Vande Hei connected to the exterior of the space station in October 2017.
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ISS spacewalks

Astronaut Chris Cassidy installing batteries during a spacewalk.
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Inside the ISS

Astronauts outfit a pair of spacesuits within the space station's Quest airlock.
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Growing vegetables in space

Astronaut Steve Swanson is shown tending to vegetables growing onboard the space station.
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Growing vegetables in space

Astronaut Jessica Meir tends to mustard greens grown on the space station.
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Commander snapshots

Expedition 34 commander, Kevin Ford, as seen through a water bubble floating inside of the space station.
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Growing vegetables in space

Shane Kimbrough floats inside of the space station alongside the harvest from a recent onboard investigation.
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3D printing in the final frontier

The space station has a functioning 3D printer onboard to help astronauts print materials in situ. In this photo, Astronaut Barry Wilmore displays a ratchet printed on the space station.
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Views from the cupola

Astronaut Chris Cassidy snaps photographs while inside of the space station's cupola.
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Space station dining

Astronaut Sunita Williams displays a meal on the ISS.
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Space station dining

Members of the Expedition 53 crew showcase pizzas crafted aboard the ISS.
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Evenings aboard the ISS

This photo was snapped on Expedition 40 and provides a glimpse of what the space station looks like while onboard astronauts sleep.
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Views from the ISS

On Nov. 2, the International Space Station (ISS) will celebrate 20 years of continuously hosting humans in space. We've curated this gallery to highlight the timeline of the space station including the initial assembly in space, onboard experiments, day-to-day operations, and more.

SEE: NASA celebrates 20 years aboard the International Space Station (TechRepublic)

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By R. Dallon Adams

R. Dallon Adams is a journalist originally from Louisville, Kentucky. His previous work includes a wide spectrum of beats and formats ranging from tech-savvy urban planning initiatives to hands-on gadget reviews.

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