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Topia!: Science: Technology: Space: International Space Station (44)
See Also:  Human Spaceflight - Comprehensive and updated resource on ISS by NASA. Includes operational news, wide range of background material, archives, image gallery and planned missions.Future of Canadian Space Exploration - Includes a brief introduction on Canada's involvement in the space station. CNN - City in Space - News coverage from CNN. Includes interactive multimedia. Marshall Space Flight Center - Provides a fact sheet outlining the center's role in the space station, in particular payload operations and microgravity research. Boeing - Features the prime contractor's overview of the design, it's assembly sequence in space and scientific use. 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. The History of Space Stations - Features a brief history article on the space stations by a writer and space professional. Authorization Act of 1995 - Offers the U.S. House of Representatives bill authorizing the project. Includes project background information. Astronomy Now - Provides news coverage by a British journal. Mission STS-100/6A - Provides overview of the shuttle mission with Chris Hadfield that delivered the Canadian robot arm to the space station in 2001. Cosmicimages - News articles, background material including amateur radio frequencies, provided by a technology writer. 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. CBC News: The International Space Station - News article with particular emphasis on the Canadian role. CBC News: Canadarm2 - News account providing an in-depth look at the new Canadian robot arm for the space station. Zarya - Offers summaries of the construction and expeditions to the space station, by an author specializing in Russian space history. Scientific American: Missed Deadlines - News article about difficulties with the Russian participation (1998). ESA - Human Space Flight - Features overview of European participation in the International Space Station, with projects, news and events. The Japanese Experiment Module - Includes overview, descriptions and utilization guides for "Kibo", Japan's contribution to the International Space Station. Belgian International Space Station User Support Center - Provides contacts, documentation, news and events for the scientific users of the space station. 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. Space Station User's Guide - Includes updated news on all aspects of the space station from an on-line news provider. Houston Chronicle: Space Station - Provides regular news coverage and an archive of ISS-related articles from a newspaper in Texas. 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. PBS - Space Station : The Series - Offers an overview of a television series. Includes a variety of supporting material for the public. 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. Facility Support Center for BIOLAB - Contains overview of a facility in Switzerland supporting users of the BIOLAB experiment. The Crew Return Vehicle - Overview of a project to develop a manned spacecraft to return the crew to Earth in case of an emergency. Human Presence in Space - Offers an overview and updates on the ISS project with emphasis on the Canadian participation. Includes links to information about the Canadian Space Agency, its projects, and Canadian astronauts. Status Reports - Offers current and past station official status reports. Provided by the flight operations authority. Space Station Science Operations - Features news and overview of all scientific experiments onboard the station. Includes a variety of background material and links. SpaceOnLine News - Provides news briefs and links related to the station with emphasis on radio amateurs. Includes call signs of astronauts. SPACEnet 99 - Overview of ISS activities and news by a German provider. Includes mission, crew aspects and supporting material. Spaceprogram.co.uk - Provides a collection of briefs and multimedia material compiled from other web sources. Station Construction - Provides a compilation of current status, crew and plans for the construction of the station and its elements. 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. Data Management System - Provides factsheet for the DMS-R computers, in the Russian Service Module 'Zvezda', providing the overall control of the Russian segment. Cupola - Provides design and project overview of the main observation post on the station. 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. The European Robotic Arm - Provides project overview and data on the walking robot planned to service the Russian segment. Energia - Provides comprehensive project overview and news from the prime Russian ISS contractor, with emphasis on the Russian elements. CADMOS - Features overview of a French center for microgravity experiments and space station utilization. Includes list of past missions. Potomac Institute Commercialization Study - Features a report resulting from a NASA grant to a policy studies organization. [PDF 303K/82 pages]
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