The International Space Station marks 25 years of nonstop human ...
It’s an unprecedented space streak: 25 years of people living off-planet without even a moment’s pause. The International Space
www.ap.orgHere’s the latest on people living on the International Space Station (ISS).
- The ISS has maintained continuous human presence for over 25 years, with crews rotating regularly as new Expeditions arrive and depart. This means people are living on the ISS most of the time, barring short docking/undocking windows or unexpected delays.[4]
- Recent reporting highlights ongoing occupancy by multinational crews (NASA, Roscosmos, JAXA) as part of Expedition rotations, with crews typically comprising about six people aboard at a time, and occasional temporary increases when visiting vehicles dock or depart.[2][4]
- News outlets noted significant milestones like anniversaries of continuous occupancy and the steady flow of arrivals and departures, underscoring that living on the ISS is a long-running, sustained human presence rather than a temporary or experimental stay.[1][4]
Illustration: The ISS functions as a long-running “home in space” for astronauts, with an uninterrupted human presence since 2000 and regular crew exchanges to support research and operations.[2][4]
If you’d like, I can pull the very latest individual crew rosters and upcoming docking/undocking dates from NASA and partner agencies and summarize them in a quick timeline.[7][9]