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SHUTTLE: Astronaut Fact Sheets | Return
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Astronaut
Selection and Training (FS-2007-11-015-JSC)
A
general overview of astronaut selection and training. (2007) (802
Kb PDF) |
Astronaut
Fact Book (NP-2005-01-001JSC)
A comprehensive
fact sheet of current and past astronauts. (January 2005) (1.8
Mb PDF) |
| SPACE
SHUTTLE: Shuttle/Mission Fact Sheets | Return
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The Space Shuttle: NASA's Workhorse (FS-2006-03-008-JSC)
This eight-page color fact sheet describes past, present and future space shuttle improvements (2006). (245 Kb PDF) |
The
21st Century Space Shuttle (FS-2000-03-010-JSC)
This eight-page color fact sheet describes past, present and future space shuttle
improvements (March 2000). (608
Kb PDF) |
STS-115 Fact Sheet (FS-2006-07-021-JSC)
Mission highlights of the STS-115 shuttle mission (July 2006) (458 Kb PDF) |
STS-121 Fact Sheet (FS-2006-05-020-JSC)
Mission highlights of the STS-121 shuttle mission (May 2006) (331 Kb PDF) |
Mission Highlights STS-93 (IS-1999-07-001.093JSC)
Mission highlights of the STS-93 shuttle mission (July '99) (274 Kb PDF) |
Mission Highlights STS-96 (IS-1999-05-001.096JSC)
Mission highlights of the STS-96 shuttle mission (May '99) (571 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) |
| SPACE
STATION: Overviews and Assembly Information | Return To Top |
The
International Space Station (FS-2009-01-002-JSC)
It is the most complex scientific and technological endeavor ever undertaken, involving five space agencies representing 16 nations. (2009) (907
Kb PDF) |
Columbus Module (FS-2009-01-003-JSC)
Columbus is a multifunctional, pressurized laboratory that supports scientific and technological research in the microgravity environment of low-Earth orbit, as well as performs a number of technological applications. (2009) (307
Kb PDF) |
Harmony Module (FS-2009-01-001-JSC)
Harmony is a utility hub, providing air, electrical power, water, and other systems essential to support life on the station. (2009) (346
Kb PDF) |
Living
and Working in Space (FS-2006-05-019-JSC)
The following information will provide a glimpse of how astronauts live their daily lives while learning about the unknown.
(2006) (598
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. (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
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. (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) (4.8
Mb 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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Training for Space: Astronaut Training and Mission Preparation (FS-2006-03-011-JSC)
Johnson Space Center is home to the nation’s astronaut corps and is responsible for preparing explorers from both the U.S. and its international partners for the demands of living and working in space. (March 2006) (238 Kb PDF) |
The Human Space in Place (FS-2006-0-3005-JSC)
Scientists, physicians and engineers in the Space Life Sciences Directorate at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) focus on medical, health, biology, human performance and biotechnologyrelated
aspects of human spaceflight. (March 2006) (149 Kb PDF) |
Mission Control Center and Flight Operations (FS-2006-03-009-JSC)
The teams that work in Mission Control, Houston, have been vital to every U.S. human spaceflight since the Gemini IV mission in 1965, including the Apollo missions that took humans to the moon and the more than 110 space shuttle flights since 1981. (March 2006) (213 Kb PDF) |
Vision for Space Exploration:
Turning Vision into Reality (FS-2006-03-010-JSC)
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. (March 2006) (246 Kb PDF) |
Lunar Living – The Next Giant Leap (FS-2006-02-003-JSC)
As part of the Vision for Space Exploration, NASA is dedicated to the goal of returning to the moon before 2020. (Feb. 2006) (516 Kb PDF) |
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) (566
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-2006-04-015-JSC)
Many people ask NASA what and how the astronauts eat
aboard the space shuttle and the International Space Station. (2006) (287 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) |
