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- Astronomy Now - Provides news coverage by a British journal.
www.astronomynow.com/spacenow/station
- Authorization Act of 1995 - Offers the U.S. House of Representatives bill authorizing the project. Includes project background information.
www.fas.org/spp/civil/congress/1995_r/h104-210.htm
- Belgian International Space Station User Support Center - Provides contacts, documentation, news and events for the scientific users of the space station.
www.oma.be/B.USOC
- Boeing - Features the prime contractor's overview of the design, it's assembly sequence in space and scientific use.
www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/spacestation/index.html
- CBC News: Canadarm2 - News account providing an in-depth look at the new Canadian robot arm for the space station.
cbc.ca/news/indepth/background/canadarm2.html
- CBC News: The International Space Station - News article with particular emphasis on the Canadian role.
cbc.ca/news/indepth/facts/intl_spacestation.html
- CNN - City in Space - News coverage from CNN. Includes interactive multimedia.
cnn.com/SPECIALS/space/station
- Cosmicimages - News articles, background material including amateur radio frequencies, provided by a technology writer.
www.cosmicimages.com/iss
- Cupola - Provides design and project overview of the main observation post on the station.
www.esa.int/export/esaHS/ESA65K0VMOC_iss_0.html
- Data Management System - Provides factsheet for the DMS-R computers, in the Russian Service Module 'Zvezda', providing the overall control of the Russian segment.
www.esa.int/export/esaHS/ESAOXX0VMOC_iss_0.html
- Discovery Online - Provides comprehensive space station news coverage by a television producer. Includes picture galleries, virtual tours.
www.discovery.com/stories/science/iss/iss.html
- Earth Sciences and Image Analysis - Includes a searchable, updated database of Earth photos made from the space station's windows.
eol.jsc.nasa.gov
- ESA - Human Space Flight - Features overview of European participation in the International Space Station, with projects, news and events.
www.esa.int/export/esaHS/iss.html
- Facility Support Center for BIOLAB - Contains overview of a facility in Switzerland supporting users of the BIOLAB experiment.
www.spacebiol.ethz.ch/biotesc.htm
- Future of Canadian Space Exploration - Includes a brief introduction on Canada's involvement in the space station.
www.mark-ma.8m.com/space/index.html
- Houston Chronicle: Space Station - Provides regular news coverage and an archive of ISS-related articles from a newspaper in Texas.
www.chron.com/content/chronicle/space/station
- How Space Stations Work - Illustrated tutorial about what a space station looks like, what will it be like to live and work in space, and what problems are involved in building one.
www.howstuffworks.com/space-station.htm
- Human Presence in Space - Offers an overview and updates on the ISS project with emphasis on the Canadian participation. Includes links to information about the Canadian Space Agency, its projects, and Canadian astronauts.
www.space.gc.ca/csa_sectors/human_presence/iss/default.asp
- Kennedy Space Center - Offers overview of the ISS payload and system launch processing. Includes outreach, multimedia and live feeds from the Space Station Processing Facility.
www.ksc.nasa.gov/iss/index.htm
- Marshall Space Flight Center - Provides a fact sheet outlining the center's role in the space station, in particular payload operations and microgravity research.
www1.msfc.nasa.gov/NEWSROOM/background/facts/iss.htm
- Mission STS-100/6A - Provides overview of the shuttle mission with Chris Hadfield that delivered the Canadian robot arm to the space station in 2001.
www.space.gc.ca/sts100-mission
- Node 2: Connecting Module - Offers data sheets on the module connection the truss structure and the US laboratory to other elements.
www.esa.int/export/esaHS/ESAWEL0VMOC_iss_0.html
- Node 3: Connecting Module - Offers data sheets on the module that connects elements and house a number of life support systems.
www.esa.int/export/esaHS/ESAFQL0VMOC_iss_0.html
- PBS - Space Station : The Series - Offers an overview of a television series. Includes a variety of supporting material for the public.
www.pbs.org/spacestation/series.htm
- Potomac Institute Commercialization Study - Features a report resulting from a NASA grant to a policy studies organization. [PDF 303K/82 pages]
www.potomacinstitute.com/pubs/isscs.htm
- Scientific American: Missed Deadlines - News article about difficulties with the Russian participation (1998).
www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=00011351-6FA9-1CE2-95FB809EC588EF21
- Space Station Science Operations - Features news and overview of all scientific experiments onboard the station. Includes a variety of background material and links.
www.scipoc.msfc.nasa.gov
- Space Station User's Guide - Includes updated news on all aspects of the space station from an on-line news provider.
www.spaceref.com/iss
- Space Today Online - Offers e-zine with comprehensive news and coverage of all aspects of space stations by a space writer. Includes historical material on previous stations.
www.spacetoday.org/SpaceStations.html
- SPACEnet 99 - Overview of ISS activites and news by a German provider. Includes mission, crew aspects and supporting material.
www.ag-99.de/spacenet/main/main.html
- SpaceOnLine News - Provides news briefs and links related to the station with emphasis on radio amateurs. Includes call signs of astronauts.
www.spaceonline.tv/iss.htm
- Spaceprogram.co.uk - Provides a collection of briefs and multimedia material compiled from other web sources.
www.spaceprogram.co.uk
- Station Construction - Provides a compilation of current status, crew and plans for the construction of the station and its elements.
www.geocities.com/i_s_s_alpha/iss_alpha.htm
- Status Reports - Offers current and past station official status reports. Provided by the flight operations authority.
www.spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/index.html
- The Automated Transfer Vehicle - Includes project overview, news and events from the team in the European Space Agency managing the development of this supply spacecraft for the station.
www.esa.int/export/esaHS/ESAPHYU9EYC_iss_0.html
- The Columbus Laboratory - Includes project overview, news and events from the team in the European Space Agency managing the development of this module of the ISS.
www.esa.int/export/esaHS/ESAAYI0VMOC_iss_0.html
- The Crew Return Vehicle - Overview of a project to develop a manned spacecraft to return the crew to Earth in case of an emergency.
www.esa.int/export/esaHS/ESARZS0VMOC_iss_0.html
- The European Robotic Arm - Provides project overview and data on the walking robot planned to service the Russian segment.
www.esa.int/export/esaHS/ESAQEI0VMOC_iss_0.html
- The History of Space Stations - Features a brief history article on the space stations by a writer and space professional.
www.geocities.com/mariannedyson/stationhistory.html
- The Japanese Experiment Module - Includes overview, descriptions and utilization guides for "Kibo", Japan's contribution to the International Space Station.
jem3.tksc.nasda.go.jp/iss/index_e.html
- X-38: Crew Return Vehicle - Provides an overview of the design and test flights of a vehicle for emergency return of astronauts to Earth.
spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/assembly/elements/x38
- Zarya - Offers summaries of the construction and expeditions to the space station, by an author specializing in Russian space history.
www.zarya.info/Diaries/ISS/Index.htm
- Human Spaceflight - Comprehensive and updated resource on ISS by NASA. Includes operational news, wide range of background material, archives, image gallery and planned missions.
spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/index.html
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