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Astronaut William Shepherd and cosmonauts Sergei Krikalev and Yuri Gidzenko dock
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November 2

First Crew Arrives at the International Space Station: Expedition 1

Astronaut William Shepherd and cosmonauts Sergei Krikalev and Yuri Gidzenko docked at the International Space Station as its first permanent residents, beginning an unbroken human presence in orbit. Their four-month stay proved that a multinational crew could live and work together in space, launching over two decades of continuous habitation.

November 2, 2000

26 years ago

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