November 1998: First Module of International Space Station Launched

On November 20, 1998, a huge step in the history of space exploration took place when the Zarya segment of the International Space Station (ISS) was launched, the first part of the largest man-made object to orbit the Earth. The text narrated in this video is from the original article at For sourcing for that article, please refer to the “Historical Evidence” section of the article on our main site on which this video is based. Author: Major Dan Editor and Narrator: Dr. Zar Video edited using Movie Maker. Video footage recorded by Dr. Zar on a Sony Handycam HDR-CX440. Music: “Porches and Universes” by Puddle of Infinity and “Space Station Experience” by Unicorn Heads are available at Image sources: The following images are in the public domain for various reasons. Please go to the link for each image listed below for more information: htt