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- Updated: Nov. 05, 2025, 6:02 a.m.
- Published: Nov. 05, 2025, 6:00 a.m.
NASA image of the International Space Station orbiting EarthNASA
Everyone you know younger than 25 has never experienced a moment when a human hasn’t been in space, orbiting our world. That’s a population of around 3 billion people, or about 40% of the 8 billion people alive on Earth today.
Humankind passed this noteworthy milestone on Sunday, Nov. 2, thanks to the amazing International Space Station. Weighing in at almost 1 million pounds, it is the largest – and arguably the most complex – manmade object ever to orbit the Earth. Perhaps you’ve heard of it.
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