# Human beings have now lived continuously aboard the International Space Station since November 2, 2000 — more than 25 consecutive years without a single day when no human was orbiting above the planet — in the longest sustained off-world human presence in the history of the species

> The threshold quietly crossed on 2 November 2000 was, in retrospect, one of the more consequential moments in the history of human spaceflight.

- **Source:** [Spacedaily](https://spacedaily.com/d-human-beings-have-now-lived-continuously-aboard-the-international-space-station-since-november-2-2000-more-than-25-consecutive-years-without-a-single-day-when-no-human-was-orbiting-above-th/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a39698437eaa7f345575ff3)
- **Published:** 2026-06-22
- **Category:** Science
- **Tags:** #human #space #history #november #single #aboard #above #beings
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