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Our constant human presence in space nears 25 years
- In 2025, we mark 25 years of humans continuously inhabiting space since the first crew launched to the International Space Station on October 31, 2000.
- Anyone born after October 30, 2000, has never known a day without a human presence in space, according to the NASA History Office.
- The space race between the U.S. and Soviet Union led to milestones like Yuri Gagarin's orbit in 1961 and Valentina Tereshkova becoming the first woman in space in 1963.
- Neil Armstrong's historic moonwalk on July 20, 1969, marked the first time humans set foot on the moon, followed by 11 more lunar astronauts through 1972.
- Before the ISS, the Mir space station operated from 1986 to 2001, contributing to our continuous human presence in space.
- China's space station Tiangong, launched in 2021, joins the ISS in orbiting Earth, extending our human presence in space.
- The ISS's lifetime is limited, set to be deorbited in 2031, but plans for future space stations like lunar Gateway and Mars missions ensure our sustained presence in space.
- Humans have been consistently in space for 25 years, and with ongoing space missions, our presence in space is expected to continue.
- NASA plans to bring down the ISS in 2031, possibly guiding it to a watery demise in the Pacific Ocean near Point Nemo.
- Despite the ISS's end, the Tiangong space station and upcoming projects like lunar Gateway and Mars missions ensure our enduring human presence in space.
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