It’s been exactly 15 years since that November 20, 1998 when Russia put into orbit on the Zarya module, the first component from the ISS.

Here’s how it appeared Zarya in November of ’98 in the eyes of the astronauts of the Shuttle (STS88 mission)

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Here, 11 years later, as it appeared, the ISS crew of the shuttle Discovery (STS-119):

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A beautiful photo of American astronaut Tracy Caldwell looking at Earth from the Cupola

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