International Space Station

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Major Components

Pressurized Axis

Main Units	Service Module (Zvezda)	Functional Cargo Module (Zarya)	Node 1 (Unity)	Laboratory (Destiny)
Images
Axis	Progress (supply ship), Zvezda	Zarya, PMA-1	Unity	Destiny, PMA-2
Starbord	n/a	n/a	"Quest" Airlock (more)	n/a
Nadir	Pirs and Strela boom	Soyuz (CRV)	(for MPLM)	n/a
Port	n/a	n/a	PMA-3	n/a
Zenith		n/a	Z-1 Truss more	S-0 Truss
Other				MSS (Canadarm 2)

Unpressurized Axis

	P-6	P-5	P-3/4	P-1	S-0	S-1	S-3/4	S-5	S-6
	Port Truss Summary					Starbord Truss Summary
Status	Installed on Z-1	flight 12A.1	flight 12A	Installed	Installed	Installed	-	-	-
Equipment	Solar Array		Solar Array	Radiators		Radiators	Solar Array		Solar Array

Launch Hardware

SOYUZ launch vehicles (info at Russianspaceweb.com) launch Soyuz and Progress (more) vehicles.

The European Space Agency is preparing the Automated Transfer Vehicle for launch in autumn 2004. "Every 12 months or so, the ATV will haul 7.5 tonnes of cargo from its Kourou launch site in French Guiana to the Station 400 km above the Earth. An on board high precision navigation system will guide the ATV on a rendezvous trajectory towards ISS, where it will automatically dock with the Station's Russian service module. The ATV will remain there as a pressurized and integral part of the Station for up to six months until its final mission: a fiery one-way trip into the Earth's atmosphere to dispose of up to 6.5 tonnes of Station waste."

NASDA's HOPE-X is nearing completion.

Other Hardware

SPACEHAB pressurized logistics module: Overview, SPACEHAB.COM home.

Assembly Sequence

Consolidated Launch Manifest (December 2001) - Future launches only, but with good links.
International Space Station Assembly Sequence: Revision F (December 2001) - From the first flights, but with obsolete links.

Links

PDF Documents

Mir Hardware Heritage, David S. F. Portree, March 1995. A PDF document that gives background information on Russian equipment including Soyuz and Progress vehicles.
Russian Space Stations (61kB) January 1997, 4pages. Summarizes and updates information from Mir Hardware Heritage.
A History of U.S. Space Stations (364kB) NASA Facts series, June 1997, 4pages.
ISS Overview (390kB) NASA Facts series, June 1999, 6 pages.
International Space Station Assembly: A Construction Site in Orbit (900kB) NASA Facts series, June 1999, 12 pages. Techniques and equipment for ISS orbital assembly.
The First Steps to a New Home ... (340kB) NASA Facts series, June 1999, 6 pages. Overview of assembly sequence through airlock installation.
ISS Assembly Sequence (Revision E, June 1999) (355kB) NASA Facts series, June 1999, 9 pages.
Zvezda (320kB) NASA Facts series, January 1999, 2 pages.
Zarya (240kB) NASA Facts series, January 1999, 2 pages.
Unity (190kB) NASA Facts series, January 1999, 2 pages.
MPLM (320kB) NASA Facts series, November 1998, 2 pages.
Transhab (640kB) NASA Facts series, May 1999, 4 pages.
X-38 (240kB) NASA Facts series, March 1998, 2 pages.
Human Research Facility (100kB) NASA Facts series, March 1998, 4 pages.
Flight Control (200kB) NASA Facts series, May 1999, 3 pages.

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