Assembling and supplying the ISS
Subtitle: the Space Shuttle fulfills its mission
By: David J. Shayler
Series: Springer Praxis books in space exploration; Springer-Praxis books in space exploration
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9783319404417
Subjects: Space Shuttle Program (U.S.); International Space Station
Description: The creation and utilization of the International Space Station (ISS) is a milestone in space exploration. But without the Space Shuttle, it would have remained an impossible dream. Assembling and Supplying the ISS is the story of how, between 1998 and 2011, the Shuttle became the platform which enabled the construction and continued operation of the primary scientific research facility in Earth orbit. Fulfilling an objective it had been designed to complete decades before, 37 Shuttle missions carried the majority of the hardware needed to build the ISS and then acted as a ferry and supply train for early resident crews to the station. Building upon the decades of development and experience described in the companion volume Linking the Space Shuttle and Space Stations: Early Docking Technologies from Concept to Implementation, this book explores " a purpose-built hardware processing facility " challenging spacewalking objectives " extensive robotic operations " undocking a unmanned orbiter The experience and expertise gained through these missions allows space planners to improve space construction skills in advance of even more ambitious plans in the future.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Dedication; Prologue; 1: An Alternative Plan; Shuffling the Shuttle to Assemble the Station; NASA's Tier-2: An Alternative Assembly Plan; The Interim Control Module; Tier-2 Assembly; Ground Rules And Assumptions; Systems And Logistical Impacts; A Useful But Redundant Study; From Imagination to Reality; Summary; Notes; 2: The Shuttle-ISS Assembly Missions; Pages From History; Shuttle Missions to Create the ISS (Phase- II); Shuttle Missions to Expand the ISS (Phase-III); Return to Flight, Again; Shuttle Station Assembly: A Summary.