A human outpost in space bringing nations together for the benefit of life on Earth…and beyond.

We will make revolutionary discoveries and establish a permanent international presence of humans in space, to advance the exploration of the solar system and enable commerce in space.

VisionVision

MissionMission

Safely build, operate, and utilize a continuously inhabited orbital research facility through a partnership of governments, industries, and academia.

science capabilities: laboratories from four space agencies planned, U.S. Lab “Destiny” operating since Feb. 2001.

The International Space Station is more powerful, and will be 4 times larger than any human space craft ever built.

orbital inclination/path: 51.6 degrees, covering 90% of the world’s population.

speed: 17,500 miles per hour, orbiting the Earth 16 times a day.

dimensions: 171 ft. long, 240 ft. wide, 90 ft. high, 15,000 cubic feet of living space.

weight: 477,000 lbs.

altitude: approximately 220 miles above the Earth.

ISS TodayISS Today

Integrating International Partners

Prioritizing Science

Organization, Budget, and People

Engineering Excellence

24/7 Space Operations

ISS TodayISS Today

Multi-dimensional challenges:

October 10, 2007 - 9:22am EDTBaikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

Update: Launch of Expedition 16Update: Launch of Expedition 16

Yuri Malenchenko Flight EngineerPeggy Whitson

Commander

Oct. 24 – Nov. 7, 2007:STS-120 successfully delivers and installs “Harmony” module. Also brings up Mission Specialist and Expediton 16 crew member Dan Tani to take the place of Flight Engineer Clay Anderson aboard the Space Station.

Update: Station assembly continues…Update: Station assembly continues…

Almost eight years of continued human presence on station…

5 International Partners

United States

Canada

RussiaEurope

Japan

ISS Technical ConfigurationISS Technical Configuration

P5 Truss Segment

Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) and ERA

Node 2

U.S. Lab

Canadarm2

S0 Truss SegmentPMA 1

Docking Compartment (DC) 1

PMA 3

Airlock

Zarya Control Module

Z1 Truss Segment

P1 Truss Segment

S1 Truss Segment

PMA 2

Starboard Photovoltaic Arrays

ELCs

SPDM/”Dextre”

JEM RMS & Exposed FacilityMobile Remote Servicer Base System (MBS), Mobile Transporter (MT)

ELC

Port Photovoltaic Arrays

JEM ELM-PS

JEM PM

Columbus

Zvezda Service Module ESP-3

Node 3

ESP-2

S5 Truss Segment

CupolaNode 1 ESP-1

S6 Truss Segment

P6 Truss Segment

S3/4 Truss Segment

P3/4 Truss Segment

Elements Currently on Orbit

Elements Pending US Shuttle Launch

Elements Pending Russian Launch

Mobile Servicing System

Research Module (RM)

MLM Outfitting

SM MMOD Shields

Mar 2001 – Aug 2001

James Voss - Flight Engineer Yury Usachev - ISS Commander Susan Helms - Flight Engineer

Mar 2001 – Aug 2001

James Voss - Flight Engineer Yury Usachev - ISS Commander Susan Helms - Flight Engineer

Nov 2000 – Mar 2001

Yuri Gidzenko - Soyuz Commander Bill Shepherd - ISS CommanderSergei Krikalev - Flight Engineer

Nov 2000 – Mar 2001

Yuri Gidzenko - Soyuz Commander Bill Shepherd - ISS CommanderSergei Krikalev - Flight Engineer

Aug 2001 – Dec 2001

Mikhail Tyurin - Flight EngineerFrank L. Culbertson - ISS CommanderVladimir Dezhurov - Soyuz Commander

Aug 2001 – Dec 2001

Mikhail Tyurin - Flight EngineerFrank L. Culbertson - ISS CommanderVladimir Dezhurov - Soyuz Commander

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Expeditions CrewsExpeditions Crews

Nov 2002 –May 2003

Donald Pettit - Flight EngineerKenneth Bowersox - ISS CommanderNikolai Budarin - Flight Engineer

Nov 2002 –May 2003

Donald Pettit - Flight EngineerKenneth Bowersox - ISS CommanderNikolai Budarin - Flight Engineer

June 2002 – Nov 2002

Valery Korzun - ISS Commander Peggy Whitson - Flight EngineerSergei Treschev - Flight Engineer

June 2002 – Nov 2002

Valery Korzun - ISS Commander Peggy Whitson - Flight EngineerSergei Treschev - Flight Engineer

Dec 2001 – June 2002

Daniel W. Bursch - Flight Engineer Yury I. Onufrienko - ISS CommanderCarl E. Walz - Flight Engineer

Dec 2001 – June 2002

Daniel W. Bursch - Flight Engineer Yury I. Onufrienko - ISS CommanderCarl E. Walz - Flight Engineer

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Expeditions CrewsExpeditions Crews

Apr 2004 – Oct 2004

Mike Fincke - Flight EngineerGannady Padalka - ISS Commander

Apr 2004 – Oct 2004

Mike Fincke - Flight EngineerGannady Padalka - ISS Commander

Apr 2003 – Oct 2003

Yuri Malenchenko - ISS CommanderEd Lu - Flight Engineer

Apr 2003 – Oct 2003

Yuri Malenchenko - ISS CommanderEd Lu - Flight Engineer

Oct 2003 – Apr 2004

Alexander Kaleri - Flight EngineerMichael Foale - ISS Commander

Oct 2003 – Apr 2004

Alexander Kaleri - Flight EngineerMichael Foale - ISS Commander

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Expeditions CrewsExpeditions Crews

Oct 2004 – Apr 2005

Leroy Chiao - ISS Commander Salizhan Sharipov - Flight Engineer

Oct 2004 – Apr 2005

Leroy Chiao - ISS Commander Salizhan Sharipov - Flight Engineer

Apr 2005 – Oct 2005

Sergei Krikalev - ISS Commander John Phillips - Science Officer

Apr 2005 – Oct 2005

Sergei Krikalev - ISS Commander John Phillips - Science Officer

Oct 2005 – Apr 2006

Bill McArthur - ISS CommanderValery Tokarev - Flight Engineer

Oct 2005 – Apr 2006

Bill McArthur - ISS CommanderValery Tokarev - Flight Engineer

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1010

Expeditions CrewsExpeditions Crews

March 2006 – Sept 2006

Thomas Reiter (ESA) - Flight Engineer 13 and 14Pavel Vinogradov - ISS CommanderJeff Williams - Flight Engineer

March 2006 – Sept 2006

Thomas Reiter (ESA) - Flight Engineer 13 and 14Pavel Vinogradov - ISS CommanderJeff Williams - Flight Engineer

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Expeditions CrewsExpeditions Crews

Sept 2006 – Apr 2007

Sunita Williams - Flight Engineer 14 and 15Michael Lopez-Alegria - ISS CommanderMikhail Tyurin - Flight Engineer

Sept 2006 – Apr 2007

Sunita Williams - Flight Engineer 14 and 15Michael Lopez-Alegria - ISS CommanderMikhail Tyurin - Flight Engineer

1414

Apr 2007 – June 2007

Sunita Williams - Flight EngineerFyodor Yurchikhin - ISS CommanderOleg Kotov - Flight Engineer

Apr 2007 – June 2007

Sunita Williams - Flight EngineerFyodor Yurchikhin - ISS CommanderOleg Kotov - Flight Engineer

1515

Expeditions CrewsExpeditions Crews

June 2007 – Oct 2007

Clayton Anderson - Flight EngineerFyodor Yurchikhin - ISS CommanderOleg Kotov - Flight Engineer

June 2007 – Oct 2007

Clayton Anderson - Flight EngineerFyodor Yurchikhin - ISS CommanderOleg Kotov - Flight Engineer

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Oct 2007 – present

Dan Tani - Flight EngineerPeggy Whitson - ISS CommanderYuri Malenchenko - Flight Engineer

Oct 2007 – present

Dan Tani - Flight EngineerPeggy Whitson - ISS CommanderYuri Malenchenko - Flight Engineer

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Integrated Engineering in SpaceIntegrated Engineering in Space

Elements are constructed around the world and come together in space with hairline tolerance.

23 shuttle flights

STS-88 - 2A (U.S. Node)

STS-96 - 2A.1 (Logistics)

STS-101 - 2a.2a (Logistics)

STS-106 - 2B.2B (Logistics)

STS-92 - 3A (Z-1 Truss)

STS-97 - P6 (Solar Array)

STS-98 - 5A (Destiny Lab)

STS-102 - 5A.1 (MPLM, Expedition 2)

STS-100 - 6A (Canadarm2)

STS-104 - 7A (U.S. Airlock)

STS-105 - 7A.1 (MPLM, Expedition 3)

STS-108 - UF1 (Expedition 4)

STS-110 - 8A (S0 Truss)

STS-111 - UF2 (Science and Expedition 5)

STS-112 - 9A (S1 Starboard Truss)

STS-113 - 11A (P1 Port Truss)

STS-114 - LF1 (Logistics)

STS-121 - ULF1.1 (Logistics)

STS-115 - 12A (P3/P4 Truss)

STS-116 - 12A.1 (P5 Integrated Truss)

STS-117 - 13A (S3/S4 Truss)

STS-118 – 13A.1 (S5 Truss)

45 Russian flights

2 Proton, (FGB, Service Module)

26 Progress re-supply ships

16 Manned Soyuz

1 Unmanned Soyuz, (Docking Compartment)

68 Flights to the ISS so far (11/98-11/07)68 Flights to the ISS so far (11/98-11/07)

STS-120 – 10A (Harmony module)

Present ISS Launch VehiclesPresent ISS Launch Vehicles

Proton SoyuzShuttle Ariane HIIB

• FGB Zarya

• Unity

• 3 Pressurized Mating Adapters

• Service Module Zvezda

• Z1 Truss

• P6 Solar Array

• Destiny Lab

• Canadarm2 & Mobile Base System

• Quest U.S. Airlock

• Pirs Russian Docking Compartment

• S0 Central Power Data Truss

• S1 Right Truss

• P1 Left Truss

• P3 Left Truss

• P4 Solar Array

17 Major Elements Assembled17 Major Elements Assembled

Photos from STS-115

ISS Elements at Kennedy Space CenterISS Elements at Kennedy Space Center

Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF)

Operations and Checkout Facility (O&C)

Node 2 and Kibo

Integrated Space Flight OperationsIntegrated Space Flight Operations

NASA and International Partner Control Centers NASA and International Partner Control Centers

Present and Future Present and Future

MSS ControlSt. Hubert, Canada

POCHuntsville, AL

ISS Mission ControlHouston, TX

Shuttle Launch ControlKSC, Florida

Ariane Launch ControlKourou, French Guiana

Columbus Control CenterOberpfaffenhofen, Germany

ISS Mission ControlMoscow, Russia

ATV Control CenterToulouse, France

Soyuz Launch ControlBaikonur, Kazakstan

JEM/HTV Control Center - Tsukuba, Japan

H-IIB Launch Control Tanegashima, Japan

Johnson Space Center – HoustonShuttle mission control room

Johnson Space Center – HoustonISS mission control room

NASA ISS Control CentersNASA ISS Control Centers

Kennedy Space Flight Center – Cape Canaveral, FloridaShuttle Firing Room

Marshall Space Flight Center – Huntsville, AlabamaPayload Operations & Integration

NASA ISS Control CentersNASA ISS Control Centers

Korolev, RussiaISS Mission Control Center

Tsukuba Space Center – JapanJEM Mission Control Room

International ISS Control CentersInternational ISS Control Centers

St. Hubert, CanadaMSS Control Center

Columbus Control Center - Oberpfaffenhofen, GermanyMain Control Room

International ISS Control CentersInternational ISS Control Centers

From laptop, to ISS, to the World

Payload Operations CentersPayload Operations Centers

ISS Payload Operations Center - MSFC

Future Assembly Missions to CompletionFuture Assembly Missions to Completion

• Activate permanent external thermal control system/radiators• Deploy truss elements• Activate/relocate photovoltaic arrays

12A1/STS-11612A1/STS-116

Reconfiguring to permanent power and thermal control systems,addition of P5

13A/STS-11713A/STS-117

Installation of S3/4 Solar Arrays

13A.1/STS-11813A.1/STS-118

Addition of S5

10A/STS-12010A/STS-120

Move P6, add Node 2

1E/STS-1221E/STS-122

ESA’s “Columbus” science lab added

1JA1JA

Canada’s “Dextre” robotic manipulator and Japan’s “Kibo” stowage module added

1J1J

Japan’s “Kibo” science lab added

15A/STS-11915A/STS-119

Installation and deploy of S6 Solar Array

2JA2JA

“Kibo” complete

20A20A

Node 3 and Cupola added

9R9R

Station complete

Science Onboard the ISSScience Onboard the ISS

• Expedition crews conduct science daily. Ninety U.S. investigations have been conducted on the ISS over 61 months of continuous research, with 12 of these ongoing (as of March 2006).

• Through Expedition 11, 92 scientists, from as many institutions, have been principal investigators on ISS research that has been completed or is ongoing.

• NASA research has included lead investigators from in the U.S., Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, and Spain.

• The ISS provides an excellent viewing platform for Earth, covering more than 90 percent of the populated Earth. Station crews have taken more than 191,800 images of Earth.

• Students from hundreds of schools in the United States and other countries participate directly in ISS research activities. Thousands of other schools use video clips and imagery from ISS to supplement their science curricula.

Science Onboard the ISSScience Onboard the ISS

Human Research

Facility Racks

5 EXPRESS Racks

Microgravity Science Glovebox MELFI EMCS

Current onboard U.S. Research Facilities (Racks)Current onboard U.S. Research Facilities (Racks)

Laboratories of the FutureLaboratories of the Future

ESA’s “Columbus” lab

Laboratories of the FutureLaboratories of the Future

Japanese Experimental Module “Kibo”

ISS Functionality and CapabilitiesISS Functionality and Capabilities

ISS TodayISS Today

Canadarm2

Quest

Solar Arrays

Zvezda

ProgressSoyuz

Destiny

Zarya Unity

Pirs

Supplies and fuel are brought to the Station by the Russian Progress vehicle. Supplies are also brought up via the payload bay of the Shuttle in one of three Italian built Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules – Leonardo, Rafaello, and Donatello.

Progress approaching station

MPLM

Progress

Supplying the StationSupplying the Station

“Zvezda”, or the Service Module, serves as the Station’s crew quarters, providing a place for the astronauts to eat, live, rest, and conduct science experiments.

Zvezda

Living QuartersLiving Quarters

Astronauts exit the Station using the Russian docking compartment, “Pirs”, and the Joint Airlock, “Quest”.

Working Outside the StationWorking Outside the Station

Quest

Pirs

During space walks astronauts are able to maneuver and assemble the Station’s massive elements with the help of the Canadian robotic arm system.

Working Outside the StationWorking Outside the Station

Canadarm2

The Russian built Zarya, or functional cargo block (FGB) was the initial building block, control center, and propulsive power of the Station.

ZaryaZarya

Zarya

The Soyuz provides crew rotation and emergency evacuation

Soyuz

SoyuzSoyuz

With six docking ports, “Unity” (or Node1) is the nexus of the U.S. segment connecting the lab, airlock, and solar array structure.

UnityUnity

Unity

The Station’s main U.S. science facility is the home of four different types of racks, where ongoing experiments are performed and monitored by the crew.

Research aboard the StationResearch aboard the Station

Destiny

The Solar Arrays are the main source of power for the Station. During the shadow phase, the Space Station relies on banks of nickel-hydrogen rechargeable batteries to provide a continuous power source

Solar ArraysSolar Arrays

Solar Arrays

The Station's outstretched radiators are made of honey-comb aluminum panels. There are 14 panels, each measuring 6 by 10 feet for a total of 1680 square feet of ammonia-tubing-filled heat exchange area.

Thermal Control SubsystemThermal Control Subsystem

Electrical powered attitude control provided by U.S. Control Moment Gyros.Service Module jets can also be used.

CMGs

The Shuttle and the Progress boosts the Station when docked.Progress

Guidance, Navigation, Control, and PropulsionGuidance, Navigation, Control, and Propulsion

The Space Station systems are controlled by nearly 4 million lines of software code, about half provided by the US in core computers (MDMS) and laptops and the balance from Russia and Canada controlling their systems. Still to be added are another 2.5 millions lines of code controlling the European and Japanese modules.

Command data and HandlingCommand data and Handling

Canadarm2 represents next-generation robotics. By flipping end-over-end between anchor points it can move around the ISS like an inchworm. With its seven joints, Canadarm2 is more maneuverable than its predecessor on the shuttle and even more agile than a human arm.

RoboticsRobotics

The ISS is advancing human and robotic space operations to new heights.

To date astronauts have logged more than 483 hours of space walking activity, experimenting with tools and equipment.

Human and Robotic IntegrationHuman and Robotic Integration

Science Leads the Way

Space Commerce test bed

Inspiring the Next Generation

Exploration of the Universe

Space Engineering

The ISS is a Springboard for Many FuturesThe ISS is a Springboard for Many Futures

IN SUMMARY:The International Space Station is critical to the continuation of space exploration. It is the only platform for learning how to live and work during longer missions in space. It's where we're learning how to combat the physiological effects of being in space for long periods of time and serves as a unique test bed for innovative technologies.

Our partnership with 15 other nations will aid international cooperation in the Vision for Space Exploration. As outlined, NASA intends to continue using the Space Shuttle with the goal of completing assembly of the Station by the end of the decade. We will continue conducting research on the Station to support space exploration goals, and to fulfill our commitments to our International Partners.

The Mission Continues...The Mission Continues...

See the International Space Station fly over your town at:See the International Space Station fly over your town at:

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