No. There were others before it, like Skylab and Mir.
what International Space Station is the first fully functioning space station to orbit the earth.
what International Space Station is the first fully functioning space station to orbit the earth.
The International space station
Skylab was the first space station launched and operated by NASA from 1973 to 1979. The first space station was launched by the Soviet Union in 1971.The core module for the International Space Station was launched in 1998.
Salyut program of the U.S.S.R was the first space station. Skylab was the United States first space station. Then there was MIR from U.S.S.R. Now there is the international Space Station.
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International Space Station was created in 1998.
The first part of the International Space Station (Zarya) has been in orbit since November 1998. The station has been progressively added to since then.
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MIR is Russian for "peace or world". It was a Russian space station that was the first inhabited space station in space. It was in operation from 1986 til 2001 when it's orbit was allowed to degenerate and burnt up in the Earths atmosphere. It should not be confused with the International Space Station or ISS which is a separate space station. See related links for more information