Directory of International Space Station Resources

Home > Science > Technology > Space > International Space Station

About all aspects of the International Space Station, with the exception of educational sites (found under /Science/Technology/Space/Education). The category is intended for both space professionals and laymen alike.

Resources in This Category

• Belgian International Space Station User Support Center

  http://www.busoc.be/
  Provides contacts, documentation, news and events for the scientific users of the space station.

• Boeing

  http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/spacestation/index.html
  Features the prime contractor's overview of the design, its assembly sequence in space and scientific use.

• Cupola

  http://www.esa.int/export/esaHS/ESA65K0VMOC_iss_0.html
  Provides design and project overview of the main observation post on the station.

• Data Management System

  http://www.esa.int/export/esaHS/ESAOXX0VMOC_iss_0.html
  Provides factsheet for the DMS-R computers, in the Russian Service Module 'Zvezda', providing the overall control of the Russian segment.

• Earth Sciences and Image Analysis

  http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/
  Includes a searchable, updated database of Earth photos made from the space station's windows.

• ESA - Human Space Flight

  http://www.esa.int/export/esaHS/iss.html
  Features overview of European participation in the International Space Station, with projects, news and events.

• Future of Canadian Space Exploration

  http://www.mark-ma.8m.com/space/index.html
  Includes a brief introduction on Canada's involvement in the space station.

• How Space Stations Work

  http://www.howstuffworks.com/space-station.htm
  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.

• ISS Fan Club

  http://www.issfanclub.com/
  A club of space enthusiast following ISS missions and contacting crews by amateur radio. Offers news, forums and tracking information.

• Kennedy Space Center

  http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/stationpayloads/index.html
  Offers overview of the ISS payload and system launch processing. Includes outreach, multimedia and live feeds from the Space Station Processing Facility.

• NASA: International Space Station

  http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html
  A resource on ISS by NASA. Includes operational news, wide range of background material, archives, image gallery and planned missions.

• Node 2: Connecting Module

  http://www.esa.int/export/esaHS/ESAWEL0VMOC_iss_0.html
  Offers data sheets on the module connection the truss structure and the US laboratory to other elements.

• Node 3: Connecting Module

  http://www.esa.int/export/esaHS/ESAFQL0VMOC_iss_0.html
  Offers data sheets on the module that connects elements and house a number of life support systems.

• PBS - Space Station : The Series

  http://www.pbs.org/spacestation/series.htm
  Offers an overview of a television series. Includes a variety of supporting material for the public.

• SPACEnet 99

  http://www.ag-99.de/spacenet/main/main.html
  Overview of ISS activities and news by a German provider. Includes mission, crew aspects and supporting material.

• Status Reports

  http://www.spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/index.html
  Offers current and past station official status reports. Provided by the flight operations authority.

• The Automated Transfer Vehicle

  http://www.esa.int/esaMI/ATV/index.html
  Includes project overview, news and events from the team in the European Space Agency managing the development of this supply spacecraft for the station.

• The Columbus Laboratory

  http://www.esa.int/export/esaHS/ESAAYI0VMOC_iss_0.html
  Includes project overview, news and events from the team in the European Space Agency managing the development of this module of the ISS.

• The Crew Return Vehicle

  http://www.esa.int/export/esaHS/ESARZS0VMOC_iss_0.html
  Overview of a project to develop a manned spacecraft to return the crew to Earth in case of an emergency.

• The European Robotic Arm

  http://www.esa.int/export/esaHS/ESAQEI0VMOC_iss_0.html
  Provides project overview and data on the walking robot planned to service the Russian segment.

• The History of Space Stations

  http://www.mariannedyson.com/stationhistory.html
  Features a brief history article on the space stations by a writer and space professional.

• Zarya

  http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/ISS/Index.htm
  Offers summaries of the construction and expeditions to the space station, by an author specializing in Russian space history.

Related Categories

• Home > Science > Technology > Space > Missions > Manned > Russian > Mir Space Station

 

Home > Science > Technology > Space > International Space Station

 

---

 

Thanks to DMOZ, which built a great web directory for nearly two decades and freely shared it with the web. About us