Lumpology Space Time Project:
First ISS Module Launched(1998)
On November 20th, 1998, the first section of the ISS was launched.
It was a proton rocket called Zarya, and was built by Russia.
The rest of the modules launched were attached to this first piece.
The ISS would grow to become the largest man-made object in space.
It has had astronauts from eighteen different countries.
Sources:
https://www.issnationallab.org/about/iss-timeline/
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/zarya-cargo-module
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.space.com/amp/16748-international-space-station.html