Creating the International Space Station

by Harland, David M.; Catchpole, John E.

• ISBN13: 9781852332020
• ISBN10: 1852332026
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

Creating the International Space Station' will be the first comprehensive review of the historical background, rationale behind, and events leading to the construction and commissioning of the ISS. The authors describe the orbital assembly of the ISS on a flight-by-flight basis, listing all the experiments planned in the various laboratory modules and explain their objectives. They also provide an account of the long-term stresses and strains of building the ISS on the US/Russia relationship, especially after 1997. By offering a comprehensive mix of operational work, microgravity science and future plans, the book should satisfy both the space enthusiast, eager for a detailed review of the missions, and the specialist wishing to read about the science research programme.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations
List of tables
Authors' preface
Acknowledgements
Apollo Applications	p. 1
America enters the space age	p. 1
The 'spent stage' concept	p. 3
Air Force plans	p. 5
Solar observatory	p. 7
Orbital cluster	p. 10
The world's first space station	p. 13
The Chelomei vehicles	p. 14
Living ... and dying in space	p. 19
Skylab	p. 25
NASA's laboratory in the sky	p. 25
Skylab in trouble	p. 32
The repairmen	p. 38
Second crew	p. 48
What next?	p. 54
Error of judgement	p. 55
A poor start	p. 56
Catching up	p. 57
The Christmas visitor	p. 61
Boiling point	p. 62
The end	p. 63
NASA's next logical step	p. 67
Shuttle	p. 67
Whither a space station?	p. 70
Skylab reprise?	p. 71
Beggs takes over	p. 72
Success with Salyut	p. 77
Early struggles	p. 77
Limitations	p. 80
The amazing story of Salyut 6	p. 80
Reagan's go-ahead	p. 88
Twin-track approach	p. 88
The leadership imperative	p. 89
Down to business	p. 93
Meanwhile in Europe	p. 97
Spacehab	p. 97
Industrial Space Facility	p. 98
Redesign	p. 99
Disaster	p. 102
Salyut 7's jinx	p. 103
Striving for ongoing operations	p. 103
'Space Station Freedom'	p. 113
Recovery	p. 113
Partners	p. 113
Dual Keel	p. 116
'Lifeboat'	p. 119
Phase 'C'	p. 119
The price of Freedom	p. 121
Crisis	p. 122
Freedom's finale	p. 131
Mir	p. 143
Applying the lessons	p. 143
An International Space Station	p. 163
Situation transformed	p. 163
New broom	p. 164
The options	p. 165
'Alpha'	p. 168
A new partner	p. 168
Troubles for ESA	p. 169
Three phases	p. 170
Using Mir	p. 172
The same old, same old	p. 172
Shuttle-Mir	p. 177
Partnership	p. 177
Historic rendezvous	p. 178
NASA moves in	p. 179
Reconfiguring Mir	p. 180
A case of overcrowding	p. 181
Completing Mir	p. 182
Learning lessons	p. 185
Building hardware	p. 189
Prime contractor	p. 189
Rethink in Europe	p. 190
Problems in Russia	p. 191
ESA update	p. 196
Relief	p. 196
Go, go, stop!	p. 200
Orbital assembly	p. 203
First element launch	p. 203
STS-88 adds Unity	p. 207
Routine operations	p. 221
STS-96 logistics flow	p. 223
Bad air: the truth about life on board the ISS	p. 231
Return to automated flight regime	p. 232
Good news and bad news	p. 236
STS-101 'extra' mission	p. 238
Preparing to move on	p. 244
'Expedition zero'	p. 246
Zvezda in added	p. 246
Unsafe SAFER units	p. 248
Russia calls for additional American expenditure	p. 249
Progress-M1 3	p. 249
New training room opened	p. 250
ISS rescheduled again	p. 251
STS-106 upgrades Zvezda	p. 253
Budgets for Fiscal Years 2001 and 2002	p. 259
STS-92 adds the Z-1 Truss	p. 260
Expedition crews confirmed	p. 267
Expedition 1	p. 268
Progress-M1 4	p. 273
STS-97 adds power	p. 274
Business as usual	p. 280
The holiday period	p. 283
Commencing 2001	p. 283
Payload Operations Center opened	p. 283
STS-98 with Destiny	p. 284
Progress-M 44	p. 296
Hardware delays	p. 296
STS-102: Leonardo's debut	p. 297
Expedition 2	p. 303
STS-100 adds the manipulator	p. 307
A new habitation module?	p. 315
The first 'space tourist'	p. 315
The long haul	p. 317
Progress-M1 6	p. 319
STS-104 with the airlock	p. 321
More budget woes	p. 327
The final stretch	p. 328
STS-105 resident crew handover	p. 328
Expedition 3	p. 333
America attacked	p. 334
Continuing issues	p. 337
Pirs	p. 337
Milestones	p. 339
Postscript	p. 349
Acronyms	p. 355
Launch vehicles	p. 359
ISS hardware	p. 363
Index	p. 00
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