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The International Space Station is marking 25 years of nonstop human presence in orbit. Nearly 300 people have lived aboard the scientific outpost.
Her determination eventually led her to join NASA and take a leading role in building the International Space Station through international collaboration. Those experiences left her with a defining philosophy: true progress comes when people from different backgrounds work together toward a shared goal instead of standing in opposition.
Since 2000, for 24 hours a day, seven days a week, NASA and its partners have sustained a continuous human presence in low-Earth orbit