{"id":11695,"date":"2015-11-03T17:24:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-03T22:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=11695"},"modified":"2015-11-03T17:25:41","modified_gmt":"2015-11-03T22:25:41","slug":"humanity-has-been-in-space-continuously-for-15-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=11695","title":{"rendered":"Humanity has been in space continuously for 15 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As of November 2nd, humans have been living continuously in space for 15 years aboard the International Space Station.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/spacestation\/2015\/11\/02\/station-hosts-crews-conducting-science-for-15-years-today\/\" target=\"_d\">Station Hosts Crews Conducting Science for 15 Years Today &#8211; Space Station<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/2000-vs-now-15-years-of-humans-on-space-station\" target=\"_d\">2000 vs Now: 15 Years of Humans on Space Station &#8211; NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/news\/infographic_15_years\" target=\"_d\">Infographic:15 Years of Continuous Human Presence Aboard the Station &#8211; NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/white-house-nasa-administrator-statements-on-15-years-of-human-habitation-aboard\" target=\"_d\">White House, NASA Administrator Statements Mark ISS Anniversary &#8211; NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With a little luck, foresight and fortitude, humans will always be in space from now on and in ever growing numbers.<\/p>\n<p>* Here &#8216;s a nice view of the station as seen from the Space Shuttle Discovery on March 7, 2011 during mission\u00a0STS-133:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Space Station Over Earth (NASA, International Space Station, 03\/07\/11)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nasamarshall\/5512309055\/in\/photolist-9p72ri-adfXpL-aZsyzH-6NqZXc-8e1Pdt-8x1cP7-72bcJo-7jHTYB-7BSg1m-6UaHyi-oqVWyd-72hXSg-7LCstX-8HiPTc-bXXTiu-bAc1Qv-72mZFJ-7FutB5-7yQQ3L-7kbYmD-6PqH5U-77KW8j-oN8vvx-7wXkhY-czvDGG-9p6XPX-9YwdZ2-bmiANe-bJTznr-aNXwPg-bXa84H-6JpCJn-b4mf3x-6F4HbW-6YZUWw-7vMcKb-71h5ks-bEmC1t-dTbik6-7WZ5ua-8BFZ9K-dkegkp-8eEtZd-7tL7tJ-cdy2hm-7vp7d1-nfR6sF-ehT8Yu-7u8t6P-6NRQpA\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5253\/5512309055_ee071e06a8.jpg\" alt=\"Space Station Over Earth (NASA, International Space Station, 03\/07\/11)\" width=\"500\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>* Here&#8217;s a well made\u00a0compilation of timelapse videos of the earth as seen from the ISS:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wgdbZhnFD5g?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>* \u00a0Here&#8217;s an infographic showing the construction of the station (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/petrus01\/9741593839\/in\/photolist-fQQdst-ndGYQE-8u4Vj9-kgy7VT-nT84DF-oDnGmw-bw7Xyp-944K34-jgWYze-oj5sXy-5azny9-dAUaXS-bMLwmv-rMx5UL-gRQSHu-ka5apF-nKjPYn-e3AZNe-fpi8Mp-exX8ow-7iMHgD-oFL4uc-edCw7w-gx6GQg-9oPvzP-n9UfA8-ecjzkZ-cJAQuW-wsSWff-rPcuAa-rZn4rN-qX4Ajb-nTSySv-cQNzCU-eEubAf-nXxUNG-bvB3L8-qx3Uu9-fpi7qv-9AKsSk-9noNXw-fvPpju-nSyjkF-omd7f3-9oZ92u-cwkDHh-n5cy8r-bLVZ38-98c7RE-n7AC3c\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for large verson<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"ISS: Some assembly required\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/petrus01\/9741593839\/in\/photolist-fQQdst-ndGYQE-8u4Vj9-kgy7VT-nT84DF-oDnGmw-bw7Xyp-944K34-jgWYze-oj5sXy-5azny9-dAUaXS-bMLwmv-rMx5UL-gRQSHu-ka5apF-nKjPYn-e3AZNe-fpi8Mp-exX8ow-7iMHgD-oFL4uc-edCw7w-gx6GQg-9oPvzP-n9UfA8-ecjzkZ-cJAQuW-wsSWff-rPcuAa-rZn4rN-qX4Ajb-nTSySv-cQNzCU-eEubAf-nXxUNG-bvB3L8-qx3Uu9-fpi7qv-9AKsSk-9noNXw-fvPpju-nSyjkF-omd7f3-9oZ92u-cwkDHh-n5cy8r-bLVZ38-98c7RE-n7AC3c\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7456\/9741593839_bb476d2151.jpg\" alt=\"ISS: Some assembly required\" width=\"500\" height=\"192\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>* You can see live imagery of the earth\u00a0as seen by a high-definition camera mounted on the exterior of the ISS (sometimes the feed is off for technical adjustments):<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0px none transparent;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ustream.tv\/embed\/17074538?html5ui=1\" width=\"480\" height=\"271\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><br \/>\n<a style=\"text-align: left;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ustream.tv\" target=\"_blank\">Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream<\/a><\/p>\n<p>* With a modest telescope, the station can be imaged from the ground as it passes overhead. \u00a0For example,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"20150409 21-44 ISS\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/16590526@N07\/16885007557\/in\/photolist-rJ55tX-9odwfM-n9zoBA-dWfrDb-bTUawB-6HKStT-oRiGuX-eajD5F-bcjKFz-oCu7wR-oHz5i3-9SYU6e-ndRfxT-u1ZcJ1-tDNro5-fbzrUB-ndK9RB-fdQoaj-8xcTjN-edgotF-ndmSnX-T8rF9-pzFigM-ecLrsP-id735g-rS1hUv-cZ7TP1-TvfaB-9pgRar-gx5PE9-n1kfNq-eDVemA-n75Q5j-r8jE5V-dTsLxr-py3LPJ-h6DGDj-ooeWEg-n9xhZ6-6X9Y4s-zogTC2-mUSXwd-98SZeL-eEbkC9-iwo2zQ-6dxTP8-um5DWG-71nQw8-nEHg8V-nHav4P\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7624\/16885007557_0bf386f591.jpg\" alt=\"20150409 21-44 ISS\" width=\"304\" height=\"296\" \/><\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/16590526@N07\/\" target=\"_d\">Roger Hutchinson<\/a>\u00a0took this image as the ISS\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>passed over London on 9th April 2105<\/em><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" type=\"mce-no\/type\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As of November 2nd, humans have been living continuously in space for 15 years aboard the International Space Station. Station Hosts Crews Conducting Science for 15 Years Today &#8211; Space Station 2000 vs Now: 15 Years of Humans on Space Station &#8211; NASA Infographic:15 Years of Continuous Human Presence Aboard the Station &#8211; NASA White &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=11695\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Humanity has been in space continuously for 15 years<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-living-in-space","category-space-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-32D","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":26619,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=26619","url_meta":{"origin":11695,"position":0},"title":"Space habitat reports \u2013 Mar.28.2024","author":"TopSpacer","date":"March 28, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Here is this week's selection of videos and news items about space habitats, living in space, and space settlement. https:\/\/youtu.be\/uWnmc1C_UOc ** Expedition 70 NASA's SpaceX 30th Commercial Resupply Services Docking Part 2 - March 23, 2024 - NASA Video Loaded with scientific experiments and supplies, an unpiloted SpaceX Dragon cargo\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;In Space Infrastructure&quot;","block_context":{"text":"In Space Infrastructure","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=15"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1200px-International_Space_Station_after_undocking_of_STS-132-500x319.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":26328,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=26328","url_meta":{"origin":11695,"position":1},"title":"Videos: Space habitat reports \u2013 Dec.1.2023","author":"TopSpacer","date":"December 1, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"This week's selection of videos about space stations and living in space including NASA's latest Space to Ground report for the International Space Station: https:\/\/youtu.be\/5-qBnormooI ** 25 Years of the International Space Station - NASA Johnson Low-Earth Orbit has been home to the International Space Station for 25 years. 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