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Space Station Assembly Flights

  • Consolidated Launch Manifest

    Consolidated Launch Manifest

    The International Space Station assembly sequence and upcoming space shuttle flights are listed on the Consolidated Launch Manifest.

  • International Space Station Assembly - Past Flights

    Past Assembly Missions

    Construction of the International Space Station began with the launch of the Zarya Module in November 1998.

Space Station Assembly Elements

  • Russian Soyuz Spacecraft

    Russian Soyuz Spacecraft

    Soyuz TMA vehicles deliver crews, equipment and supplies to the Station.

  • Russian Progress Spacecraft

    Russian Progress Spacecraft

    Unpiloted Progress spacecraft deliver fuel, equipment and supplies to the Station.

  • Automated Transfer Vehicle

    Automated Transfer Vehicle

    The European Automated Transfer Vehicle is a new generation of unpiloted cargo carriers designed to supply the International Space Station with liquid and dry cargo as well as gases.

  • Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules

    Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules

    Italian-built Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules deliver tons of supplies to the Space Station.

  • SPACEHAB Logistics Double Module

    SPACEHAB Logistics Double Module

    The SPACEHAB double module is a pressurized, mixed-cargo carrier which supports various quantities, sizes, and locations of experiment hardware.

  • Kibo Japanese Experiment Module

    Kibo Japanese Experiment Module

    The Japanese Experiment Module is Japan's first human space facility and enhances the unique research capabilities of the International Space Station.

  • European Columbus Module

    European Columbus Module

    Built by the European Space Agency, the Columbus laboratory module will expand the Station's research facilities.

  • Harmony Node 2

    Harmony Node 2

    The installation of NASA's Harmony Node increases the living and working space inside the station to approximately 500 cubic meters (18,000 cubic feet). It also allows the addition of international laboratories from Europe and Japan to the station.

  • Integrated Truss Structure

    Integrated Truss Structure

    Composed of multiple elements delivered by the space shuttle, the Integrated Truss Structure forms the backbone of the station.

  • Canadarm2 and the Mobile Servicing System

    Canadarm2 and the Mobile Servicing System

    Canada is contributing an essential component of the International Space Station, the Mobile Servicing System.

  • Pirs Docking Compartment

    Pirs Docking Compartment

    Pirs is a docking port for transport and cargo vehicles and an airlock for spacewalking.

  • Quest Joint Airlock

    Quest Joint Airlock

    Quest enables crewmembers to perform Station spacewalks in U.S. or Russian spacesuits.

  • U.S. Destiny Laboratory

    U.S. Destiny Laboratory

    Destiny is the centerpiece of NASA science on the Station.

  • Integrated Truss Structure

    Zvezda Service Module

    The Service Module was the first fully Russian contribution to the International Space Station and served as the early cornerstone for the first human habitation of the station.

  • Unity Node 1

    Unity Node 1

    The Unity Node is a connecting passageway to living and work areas of the International Space Station.

  • Zarya Module

    Zarya Module

    The U.S.-funded and Russian-built Zarya is a U.S. component of the station, although it was built and launched by Russia.

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