President Ronald Regan committed to developing a space station back in 1984! Zarya was lifted into orbit on November 20th, 1998 by a Russian Proton.
Big Deal: How can astronomers see objects in space that are so far away? Standard 2.d– Know the types of equipment astronomers use to study space.
Chapter 11: Meteoroids, Asteroids, and Comets. The Kuiper Belt of comets spreads from Neptune out 500 AU from the Sun Kuiper Belt Objects.