The International Space Station marks 25 years of nonstop human presence in orbit

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — It’s an unprecedented space streak: 25 years of people living off-planet without even a moment’s pause.

The International Space Station marks a quarter-century of continuous occupancy this weekend, boasting a guest list of nearly 300 — mostly professional astronauts but also the occasional space tourist and movie director. The first full-time residents opened the hatch on Nov. 2, 2000.

With only five years left at the scientific outpost, NASA is counting on private companies to launch their own orbiting stations with an even bigger and wider clientele.

Here’s a look at what has been and what is ahead:

https://apnews.com/article/international-space-station-nasa-b9d0e23a04c0c047887b3d7eeef65c9f

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1. I suspect this is the penultimate chapter of manned space flight.

China will maintain a human presence in space for a few years after the International Space Station is de-orbited, maybe even land a few people on the moon, and that will be the end of it... possibly forever.

If our current civilization survives, and the forces of anti-intellectualism don't snuff out our curiosity, we will continue to explore the solar system with our robots. There's really no good reason for anyone to do that in person.