Axiom Space Celebrates International Space Station's 25th Anniversary: What's Next? FriendsofNASA.org | International Space Station - 25 Years in Orbit (2000-2025) An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The station was designed between 1984 and 1993. Elements of the station were under construction throughout the US, Ca