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International Space Station
The International Space Station (ISS) is a modular space laboratory in low Earth orbit, jointly operated by NASA, Roscosmos, ESA, JAXA, and CSA. Launched beginning in 1998, it has been continuously inhabited since November 2000 and supports cutting-edge research in microgravity, Earth observation, and space technology, while fostering international cooperation.
Source: nasa.gov
APODs including "International Space Station"
International Space Station in Transit
09/05/2003
The Southern Sky from the International Space Station
07/05/2003
Rollout of a Soyuz TMA-2 Aboard an R7 Rocket
28/04/2003
Earth at Twilight
24/04/2003
London at Night
11/04/2003
Aurora From Space
08/04/2003
Atlantis to Orbit
05/01/2003
Mt. Etna Eruption Plume
02/01/2003
Mir Dreams
28/12/2002
Beefing Up the International Space Station
17/12/2002
The International Space Station Expands Yet Again
08/12/2002
The International Space Station Expands Again
03/11/2002
The Space Shuttle Docked with Mir
20/10/2002
Contemplating the Sky
13/08/2002
Comet Ikeya-Zhang Meets The ISS
26/04/2002
The Newly Expanded International Space Station
23/04/2002
A New Truss for the International Space Station
15/04/2002
International Space Station Over Earth
02/01/2002
Himalayan Horizon From Space
26/12/2001
Leaving the International Space Station
17/12/2001
Space Station and Space Shuttle: Backyard View
12/10/2001
A Flying Astronaut Over Earth
02/10/2001
A July Dawn
07/08/2001
Atlantis to Orbit
23/07/2001
Shuttle Moon
12/05/2001
Space Station Shows Off New Robot Arm
09/05/2001
Approaching the International Space Station
30/04/2001
Space Shuttle Lifts Off for Space Station
23/04/2001
Americans Defeat Russians in First Space Quidditch Match
01/04/2001
Jupiter, Saturn and Messier 45
22/03/2001