International Space Station Russian space station called OPSEK. The ISS is the ninth space station to be inhabited by crews, following the Soviet and later Russian "Salyut", "Almaz", and "Mir" stations as well as "Skylab" from the US. The station has been continuously occupied for since the arrival of Expedition 1 on 2 November 2000. This is the longest continuous human presence in low Earth orbit, having surpassed the previous record of held by "Mir". It has been visited by astronauts, cosmonauts and space tourists from 17 different nations. After the American Space Shuttle programme ended in 2011, Soyuz rockets became the only
Little Orbit the Astrodog and the Screechers from Outer Space They stop on several planets before reaching Plukastre, the home planet of Pluk. Little Orbit the Astrodog and the Screechers from Outer Space Little Orbit the Astrodog and the Screechers from Outer Space () is a 1979 French animated science fiction film directed by Jean Image. It is based on the 1972 TV series "Arago X-001". The film is also known in English as Pluk in Cosmos and Pluk in the Space. Pluk, an extraterrestrial robot endowed with extraordinary strength, is stranded on Earth. He befriends the boy genius Niki, his girlfriend Babette and Niki's smart dog Jupiter. They all