Then I.S.S. came along...

The International Space Station is humanity's current permemantly inhabited space structure, with a life expectancy through 2020.

Today the shuttle is running its final rounds to ISS. It's absence will open a gap for supplies to be delivered to and from orbit, a gap which will be filled by the United States' purchase of Russian Soyuz transport services through at least 2013.

The two make a nice pair here, following the previous image by Miller. Hit the anytime to see the previous slide.