360What happened in 1998?
4 moments from 1998 on 360n60, each told in 60 words or fewer.
- History · 20 November 1998
The first part of the International Space Station is launched
On 20 November 1998, a Russian Proton rocket launched Zarya from Baikonur, the first module of the International Space Station. Weeks later, a US shuttle attached the Unity module. The first crew moved in on 2 November 2000, and people have lived aboard ever since. Built by five space agencies, it is the largest structure in orbit.
- On this day · 4 September 1998
Google is founded
On 4 September 1998, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two Stanford University students, incorporated Google in a friend's garage in California. Their search engine ranked web pages by how many other pages linked to them. Google became the world's most used website.
- 20 November 1998 · from The first part of the International Space Station is launched
Zarya is launched
- December 1998 · from The first part of the International Space Station is launched
The Unity module is attached