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SHUTTLE: Astronaut Fact Sheets | Return
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Astronaut
Selection and Training (NP-1997-07-006JSC)
A
general overview of astronaut selection and training. (July '97) (192
Kb PDF) |
Astronaut
Fact Book (NP-2003-07-008JSC)
A comprehensive fact sheet of current and past astronauts. (July 2003)
(504 Kb PDF) |
| SPACE
SHUTTLE: Shuttle/Mission Fact Sheets | Return
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The
21st Century Space Shuttle (FS-2000-03-010-JSC)
The launch of Atlantis in April 2000 will bring one of the most visible
shuttle improvements to light, a new "glass cockpit." But, throughout
its history, thousands of improvements both large and small have been
made to the shuttle fleet, making today's shuttle safer and more capable
than ever before. And further upgrades now under way are aimed at
doubling the launch safety of the shuttle by 2005. This eight-page
color fact sheet describes past, present and future space shuttle
improvements (March 2000). (608
Kb PDF) |
Shuttle
Mission STS-96: First Visit to a New Outpost in Orbit (IS-1999-03-ISS025JSC)
A general overview
of the STS-96 shuttle mission. (March '99) (326
Kb PDF) |
Mission
Highlights STS-88 (IS-1998-12-002.088JSC)
Mission highlights of the STS-88 shuttle mission. (December '98) (919
Kb PDF) |
Mission
Highlights: STS-91 (IS-1998-06-001.091JSC)
Mission highlights of the STS-91 shuttle mission. (June '98) (715
Kb PDF) |
Mission
Highlights STS-95 (IS-1998-10-001.095JSC)
Mission highlights of the STS-95 shuttle mission. (October '98) (662
Kb PDF) |
Mission
Highlights STS-96 (IS-1999-05-001.096JSC)
Mission highlights of the STS-96 shuttle mission (May '99) (571
Kb PDF) |
Mission
Highlights STS-93 (IS-1999-07-001.093JSC)
Mission highlights of the STS-93 shuttle mission (July '99) (274
Kb PDF) |
| SPACE
STATION: Overviews and Assembly Information | Return
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The
International Space Station: An Overview (IS-1999-06-ISS022)
A general overview
of all facets of the ISS. (June '99) (301
Kb PDF) |
Living
In Space (FS-2004-05-003-JSC)
Living
in space is both a challenge and a privilege. Most people only dream
of making the short stay in space, but living aboard the International
Space Station for months at a time takes hard work and dedication.
(April/May 2004) (307
Kb PDF) |
Flight
Control of the ISS: Unity and Zarya (IS-1999-05-ISS023)
Flight control
of the Zarya module and the International Space Station following
assembly with Unity is conducted from locations in both the United
States and in Russia, with the primary oversight for all operations
resting with NASA. (May '99) (9
Kb PDF) |
International
Space Station: A Construction Site in Orbit(IS-1999-06-ISS013JSC)
A complete overview
of the orbital assembly of the International Space Station, describing
an unprecedented era of spacewalking construction and a new generation
of space robotics that will be used to build the station. The details
and highlights of spacewalks planned during specific station assembly
flights are described in Appendix 1. Spacewalk flight tests that have
been conducted during the past decade in preparation for assembly
are described in detail in Appendix 2. (June '99) (814
Kb PDF) |
Marshall
Space Flight Center's Role in Development and Operations of the International
Space Station
Marshall's Payload Operations Center is the command post for the science
expeditions to the International Space Station. The Marshall payload
operations role in the space station is a logical continuation of
its key role in supporting station manufacturing and testing. |
The
Payload Operations Center (IS-2001-03-65-MSFC)
The Payload Operations
Center is the science command post for the International Space Station.
Located at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.,
it is the focal point for American and international science activities
aboard the space station. |
Powering
the Future: NASA Glenn Contributions to the International Space Station
(ISS) Electrical Power System (FS-2000-11-006-GRC)
Electrical power
is the most critical resource for the International Space Station
(ISS) because it allows the crew to live comfortably, to safely operate
the station, and to perform scientific experiments. So, whether it
is used to power the life support system, run a furnace that makes
crystals, manage a computerized data network, or operate a centrifuge,
electricity is essential. (901
Kb PDF) |
| SPACE
STATION: First Flights and Early Components | Return
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Zarya
- (Functional Cargo Bloc Kb PDF) (IS-1999-01-ISS014JSC)
An overview of
the U.S.-funded, Russian-built Zarya control module, or Functional
Cargo Block (Russian acronym FGB), which will become the first component
of ISS to be launched when it is boosted into orbit by a Russian Proton
rocket from Kazakstan in November 1998. (Jan. '99) (318
Kb PDF) |
Unity
Background Information (IS-1999-01-ISS017JSC)
An overview of the Unity connecting module, sometimes referred to
as Node 1, the first U.S.-built component of ISS and the cargo for
the first ISS assembly Space Shuttle mission (STS-88), which will
be connected in orbit with Zarya. (Jan. '99) (194
Kb PDF) |
The
Zvezda Service Module: A Cornerstone of Russian International Space
Station Modules(IS-1999-06-ISS019JSC)
A description of the first fully Russian contribution to the International
Space Station, the Zvezda Service Module, a module that will provide
for the first human habitation of the station and provide many early
critical systems (June '99) (298
Kb PDF) |
Leonardo
Module: A "Moving Van" for the ISS (IS-1998-10-ISS021JSC)
A two-page fact
sheet that describes the Italian Space Agency-built, U.S.-owned Leonardo
multipurpose logistics module. The Leonardo and two subsequent modules
will be used to carry internal supplies to and from the station aboard
the Space Shuttle throughout the station's operation. (Oct. '98) (330
Kb PDF) |
Flight
2R: First Crew on the International Space Station (IS-1999-06-ISS020JSC)
An overview of
the first crewed mission to the International Space Station, to be
flown by International Space Station Commander Bill Shepherd, astronaut;
Soyuz Commander Yuri Gidzenko, cosmonaut; and Flight Engineer Sergei
Krikalev, cosmonaut. (June '99) (75
Kb PDF) |
| SPACE
STATION: Research and Scientific Facilities | Return
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ISS:
Improving Life on Earth and in Space The NASA Research Plan, An Overview
An overview of
the primary scientific research that will take place aboard the International
Space Station and how that research will benefit lives on Earth through
medicine, industry and fundamental science, as well as providing an
essential step to future space exploration beyond Earth orbit. (Feb
'98) (443 Kb PDF) |
International
Space Station Human Research Facility (IS-1998-03-ISS015JSC)
A description
of one of the scientific facilities on the International Space Station
that will be used for medical studies of the human body in weightlessness.
(March '98) (35 Kb
PDF) |
| HISTORICAL
INFORMATION | Return
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Phase
1 Program Joint Report (NASASP-1999-6108)
The Phase 1 Program Joint Report contains a brief description of Mir-Shuttle
and Mir-NASA program operations, the main achievements of the programs,
and also lessons and recommendations ISS operations. (Feb. 98) (4600
Kb PDF) |
A
History of U.S. Space Stations (IS-1997-06-ISS009JSC)
Historical information
about the U.S. work with space stations from Skylab in the 1970s to
the inception of the International Space Station. (June '97) (134
Kb PDF) |
International
Space Station: Russian Space Stations (IS-1997-06-004JSC)
Historical information
about Russian space stations from Salyut I in 1971 through the Mir,
Shuttle-Mir missions and International Space Station. (June '97) (141
Kb PDF) |
| MISCELLANEOUS
INFORMATION | Return
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Benefits
from Apollo: Giant Leaps in Technology
The Moon, a luminous object
in the night sky that once inspired limitless speculation, afforded
the inspiration for scientific discoveries in space and on Earth --
thanks to the Apollo Program. (July 2004) (385
Kb PDF) |
Pad
Abort Demonstrator to Test Crew Escape Technologies (FS-2003-09-103-MSFC)
A description of the Pad Abort
Demonstrator (PAD) - a full-scale, reusable system that will be used
to evaluate potential crew escape design approaches and technologies.
(September 2003) (1.6
Mb PDF) |
| Space
Food (FS-2002-10-079-JSC)
An overview of food systems
and food preparation in space. (October 2002) (175
Kb PDF) |
Understanding
Space Radiation (FS-2002-10-080-JSC)
An
overview of the types and sources of radiation in space, the effects
it has on spacecraft crews and measures that are taken to prevent
it. (October 2002) (162
Kb PDF) |
The
International Space Station: Benefits from the Shuttle-Mir Program
(IS-1998-08-ISS010JSC)
An overview of the lessons learned in science, engineering and international
coordination from more than two years spent onboard the Russian Mir
space station by US astronauts and how those lessons have been applied
to the International Space Station. (Aug. '98) (87
Kb PDF) |
