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Detailed explanation-1: -The first piece of the International Space Station was launched in 1998. A Russian rocket launched that piece. After that, more pieces were added. Two years later, the station was ready for people.

Detailed explanation-2: -November 20, 1998. The first segment of the ISS launches: The Zarya Control Module launched aboard a Russian Proton rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.

Detailed explanation-3: -The International Space Station (ISS) is a multi-nation construction project that is the largest single structure humans ever put into space. Its main construction was completed between 1998 and 2011, although the station continually evolves to include new missions and experiments.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mars Climate Orbiter was launched on a Delta 7425 (a Delta II Lite launch vehicle with four strap-on solid-rocket boosters and a Star 48 (PAM-D) third stage). Launch was at 18:45:51 UT (1:45:51 p.m. EST) on 11 December 1998 from Pad A of Launch Complex 17 at Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida.