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Watch as the International Space Station takes shape in this time-lapsed NASA animation of its decade-long assembly, which began in 1998. Also, see a time-lapsed flyaround of the orbital outpost captured by the Space Shuttle STS-119 mission. Everything you need to know 👉 https://trib.al/HxeID4g Credit: Space.com | animation & footage courtesy: NASA | edited by Steve Spaleta Music: All Parts Equal by Airae / courtesy of http://www.epidemicsound.com | Space.com

96K views · 3.1K reactions | There it goes! Thirteen photographs assembled in sequence show the International Space Station, with a crew of three onboard, pass in front of our view of the Sun while orbiting Earth at a speed of roughly five miles per second on Sunday, Oct. 7. See more: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/sets/72157674303910028/ Learn when you can #SpotTheStation: https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/ | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook