International Space Station

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• Science: Technology: Space: Missions: Manned: Russian: Mir Space Station  (41)

NASA: International Space Station -  .

- A resource on ISS by NASA. Includes operational news, wide range of background material, archives, image gallery and planned missions.

The Automated Transfer Vehicle - - Includes project overview, news and events from the team in the European Space Agency managing the development of this supply spacecraft for the station.

Belgian International Space Station User Support Center - - Provides contacts, documentation, news and events for the scientific users of the space station.

Boeing - - Features the prime contractor's overview of the design, its assembly sequence in space and scientific use.

CNN - City in Space - - News coverage from CNN. Includes interactive multimedia.

The Columbus Laboratory - - Includes project overview, news and events from the team in the European Space Agency managing the development of this module of the ISS.

The Crew Return Vehicle - - Overview of a project to develop a manned spacecraft to return the crew to Earth in case of an emergency.

Cupola - - Provides design and project overview of the main observation post on the station.

Data Management System - - Provides factsheet for the DMS-R computers, in the Russian Service Module 'Zvezda', providing the overall control of the Russian segment.

Discovery Online - - Provides comprehensive space station news coverage by a television producer. Includes picture galleries, virtual tours.

Earth Sciences and Image Analysis - - Includes a searchable, updated database of Earth photos made from the space station's windows.

ESA - Human Space Flight - - Features overview of European participation in the International Space Station, with projects, news and events.

The European Robotic Arm - - Provides project overview and data on the walking robot planned to service the Russian segment.

Facility Support Center for BIOLAB - - Contains overview of a facility in Switzerland supporting users of the BIOLAB experiment.

Future of Canadian Space Exploration - - Includes a brief introduction on Canada's involvement in the space station.

The History of Space Stations - - Features a brief history article on the space stations by a writer and space professional.

Houston Chronicle: Space Station - - Provides regular news coverage and an archive of ISS-related articles from a newspaper in Texas.

How Space Stations Work - - Illustrated tutorial about what a space station looks like, what will it be like to live and work in space, and what problems are involved in building one.

Human Spaceflight - - Dedicated to humans in space and the continuing construction of the International Space Station. Includes information on space shuttle missions.

International Space Station Commercialization Study - - A report resulting from a NASA grant to the Potomac Institute. [PDF.

ISS Fan Club - - A club of space enthusiast following ISS missions and contacting crews by amateur radio. Offers news, forums and tracking information.

The Japanese Experiment Module - - Includes overview, descriptions and utilization guides for "Kibo", Japan's contribution to the International Space Station.

Kennedy Space Center - - Offers overview of the ISS payload and system launch processing. Includes outreach, multimedia and live feeds from the Space Station Processing Facility.

Node 2: Connecting Module - - Offers data sheets on the module connection the truss structure and the US laboratory to other elements.

Node 3: Connecting Module - - Offers data sheets on the module that connects elements and house a number of life support systems.

PBS - Space Station : The Series - - Offers an overview of a television series. Includes a variety of supporting material for the public.

Scientific American: Missed Deadlines - - News article about difficulties with the Russian participation (1998).

Space Station Science Operations - - Features news and overview of all scientific experiments onboard the station. Includes a variety of background material and links.

Space Today Online - - Offers e-zine with comprehensive news and coverage of all aspects of space stations by a space writer. Includes historical material on previous stations.

SPACEnet 99 - - Overview of ISS activities and news by a German provider. Includes mission, crew aspects and supporting material.

SpaceOnLine News - - Provides news briefs and links related to the station with emphasis on radio amateurs. Includes call signs of astronauts.

Status Reports - - Offers current and past station official status reports. Provided by the flight operations authority.

Zarya - - Offers summaries of the construction and expeditions to the space station, by an author specializing in Russian space history.