"An animation chronicaling the construction and assembly of the International Space Station.

The assembly of the International Space Station, a major endeavour in space architecture, began in November 1998. Astronauts install each element using spacewalks. By 15 September 2010, they had completed 150, totalling 944 hours of extra-vehicular activity (EVA), all devoted to assembly and maintenance of the station. Twenty-eight of these spacewalks originated from the airlocks of docked Space Shuttles; the remaining 122 were launched from the station..."

From http://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/9za77n/35_floppies_found_on_the_iss_a_reminder_that_the/ea84jbi/.

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