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| Launch Date: |
07/12/00 |
| Launch Time: |
12:56 AM eastern time |
| Vehicle: | Proton |
| Launch Site: | Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan |
| Launch Window: | 10:00 |
| Altitude: | 240 statute miles |
| Inclination: | 51.6 degrees |
| Liftoff Weight: | Zvezda - 42,000 lbs; Proton - 1,540,000 lbs. |
Zvezda Orbital Events Summary
Zvezda Launch Countdown
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International Space Station UpdateThe ISS: Continued Assembly and PerformanceWhen Zvezda reaches the International Space Station in July, the station will have completed more than 9,300 Earth orbits since the first the first two components were brought together in December 1998 beginning the largest and most complex international project ever undertaken. 
Quick Look Facts: Zvezda Length (end-to-end) - 43 feet Gross launching weight - 42,000 pounds Launch vehicle - 3-stage Proton rocket Launch site - Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan Inclination of orbit - 51.6 degrees Orbit at Rendezvous - 240 statute miles Wingspan - 98 feet Pressurized compartments - three Windows - 13 Zvezda Means "Star" Zvezda (Russian word for Star), the primary Russian contribution to the ISS, is scheduled for launch July 12 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. In addition to serving as the early station living quarters, Zvezda will be the main docking port for Russian Progress cargo resupply vehicles. It also will provide early propulsive attitude control and reboost capabilities for the station. A remote-controlled, unpiloted Progress resupply module will follow on a logistics and reboost mission, with docking to the ISS planned for early August.  The crew of the most recent logistics mission, STS-101/2A.2a, prepared ISS for Zvezda’s arrival. The crew performed life-extension maintenance tasks on the Zarya module, and delivered supplies to the inside and outside of the station for use by future crews. The next mission to the ISS, STS-106/2A.2b, is scheduled for September and will see astronauts and cosmonauts continue to prepare the station for the arrival of its first houseguests – the Expedition One crew of William Shepherd, Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev. Space Shuttle Discovery will be the platform for a major ISS assembly mission (ISS 3A), scheduled for a late September launch. Its cargo will consist of the Boeing-built "Z1" truss and Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA-3), four Control Moment Gyros (CMGs), and a Ku-band communication system.  The Z1 truss will house the four large gyroscopes that later will be activated to provide ISS attitude (orientation) control. It also will serve as an early exterior framework where the first U.S. solar arrays will be temporarily mounted for early power. During the flight, astronauts will install a Ku-band communications system, which eventually will support early science, and U.S. television capability. Expedition One is scheduled for launch atop a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur in late October. Their capsule will dock at the ISS two days later, connecting to the recently arrived Zvezda. The crew will stay for about four months, performing installation, checkout and flight test duties. They also will assist in continued ISS assembly. Their replacement crew will arrive aboard the shuttle in February, 2001. The two crews will swap places, as the Expedition One crew returns on the shuttle, leaving the Soyuz capsule behind as an emergency return vehicle, if needed.  Today, 16 countries are members of the International Space Station Team: the United States, Russia, Japan, Canada, Italy, Belgium, The Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, France, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and Brazil. Zvezda Service Module: Cornerstone of Russia's International Space Station ModulesThe Zvezda service module is the first fully Russian contribution to the International Space Station and serves as the cornerstone for early human habitation of the station. Named for the Russian word for ‘Star,’ the service module is scheduled to be launched unpiloted at 12:56:28 AM EDT on July 12 as the third station component, docking by remote control with the already orbiting Zarya and Unity modules at an altitude of about 245 by 230 statute miles (394 x 371 kilometers). The 42,000-pound module, similar in layout to the core module of Russia’s Mir space station, will provide the early station living quarters; life support system; electrical power distribution; data processing system; flight control system; and propulsion system. It also will provide a communications system that includes remote command capabilities from ground flight controllers.  Although many of these systems will be supplemented or replaced by later U.S. station components, Zvezda always will remain the structural and functional center of the Russian segment of the International Space Station. The module has a solar array wingspan of 98 feet tip to tip, and is 43 feet long from end to end. Zvezda contains three pressurized compartments: a small, spherical Transfer Compartment at the forward end; the long, cylindrical main Work Compartment; and the small, cylindrical Transfer Chamber at the aft end. An unpressurized Assembly Compartment is wrapped around the exterior of the Transfer Chamber at the aft of the module and holds external equipment such as propellant tanks, thrusters and communications antennas. The module includes four docking ports, one in the aft Transfer Chamber and three in the spherical forward Transfer Compartment -- one facing forward, one facing up and one facing down. The aft docking port has a probe and cone docking mechanism to allow dockings by Progress resupply spacecraft and Soyuz piloted spacecraft. Zvezda is also outfitted with an automated rendezvous and docking system. The Zarya control module will dock to the forward docking port. Other modules and equipment, including a Russian Science Power Platform and a Russian Universal Docking Module, eventually will occupy the remaining two forward docking ports. Living accommodations on Zvezda include personal sleeping quarters for the crew; a toilet and hygiene facilities; a kitchen with a refrigerator-freezer; and a table for securing meals while eating. The module will have a total of 13 windows, including three 9-inch diameter windows in the forward Transfer Compartment for viewing docking activities; one large 16-inch diameter window in the Working Compartment; an individual window in each crew compartment. Additional windows are positioned for Earth and intramodule observations. Exercise equipment will include a NASA-provided treadmill and a stationary bicycle. The crew’s wastewater and condensation water will be recycled for use in oxygen-generating devices on the module, but it is not planned to be recycled for use as drinking water. Spacewalks using Russian Orlan-M spacesuits can be performed from Zvezda by using the Transfer Compartment as an airlock. The module also will provide data, voice and television communications with Mission Control Centers in Moscow and in Houston. Zvezda will be launched on a Russian Proton booster from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazahkstan. At launch, many systems will be in standby mode and will activate via preprogrammed commands onboard. The solar arrays will be deployed as will various communications antennas. The European Space Agency (ESA) provided the Data Management System, which serves as the "brain" of Zvezda. This computer system not only will control service module functions, but also will provide control of Russian station elements as well as the guidance and navigation for the station until the launch of the U.S. Destiny laboratory on the STS-98 mission. Destiny contains the systems which will assume management and control of ISS operations. Control of the orientation of the ISS will be an integrated responsibility of both the U.S. and Russian elements with the service module continuing to provide propulsive capability for the ISS for activities such as the periodic reboost of the station. Zvezda's navigation system will provide data to the motion control system of Destiny for U.S. commanding of ISS maneuvers until U.S. Global Positioning System hardware is delivered to the ISS on a future assembly flight. The Data Management System is the first European hardware to be delivered to ISS. It was developed and manufactured in Europe by an industrial consortium led by Daimler-Chrysler of Bremen, Germany. ESA is supplying the system to the Russian partner in return for two flight-unit docking systems (no exchange of funds) for use with a later ESA element, the Automated Transfer Vehicle. Rendezvous and Docking Once on orbit, Zvezda becomes the passive vehicle for a rendezvous with the already-orbiting International Space Station comprised of the Zarya control module and the Unity module. As the passive "target" vehicle, Zvezda will maintain a station-keeping orbit as Zarya performs the rendezvous and docking under ground control using the Russian automated rendezvous and docking system (Kurs). Following the docking, Zvezda assumes responsibility for attitude control and reboost. Many of the systems aboard Zarya are deactivated and the station’s first ISS component then serves primarily as a propellant storage facility and provider of pressurized volume for stowage. Approximately three weeks after ISS docking to Zvezda, the first Progress resupply vehicle will dock automatically to the rear of the service module, which contains a probe and drogue docking assembly. Progress then will assume temporary responsibility for reboost and propulsive maneuvers of the ISS. The Progress will transfer excess propellant to Zarya’s propellant tanks by lines routed through Zvezda. In the event the ISS cannot dock automatically with Zvezda, a two-man Russian cosmonaut crew would be launched on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome about 15 days later on a mission to accomplish the docking manually. The cosmonaut crew would dock its Soyuz capsule to the rear of Zvezda two days after launch, board the new module, and assemble a teleoperated rendezvous control system (TORU) in Zvezda. Two days later, they would use the TORU system to guide the ISS toward Zvezda for a linkup. The flight plan calls for the cosmonauts to activate a number of service module systems before departing, in preparation for the arrival of a Progress resupply craft and the Shuttle Atlantis to outfit Zvezda during the STS-106 mission.           International Partner Contribution The international partners, Canada, Japan, the European Space Agency, and Russia, will contribute the following key elements to the ISS: Canada is providing a 55-foot-long robotic arm to be used for assembly and maintenance tasks on the Space Station.  The European Space Agency is building a pressurized laboratory to be launched on the Space Shuttle and logistics transport vehicles to be launched on the Ariane 5 launch vehicle.  Japan is building a laboratory with an attached exposed exterior platform for experiments, as well as logistics transport vehicles.  Russia is providing two research modules; the Service Module with its own life support and habitation systems; a science power platform of solar arrays that can supply about 20 kilowatts of electrical power; logistics transport vehicles, and Soyuz spacecraft for crew return and transfer.  In addition, Brazil and Italy are contributing some equipment to the ISS through agreements with the United States. Research on the International Space Station The ISS will become an unprecedented state-of-the-art laboratory complex in orbit, more than four times the size and with almost 60 times the electrical power for experiments of Russia's Mir space station. Research in the six ISS laboratories will lead to discoveries in medicine, materials and fundamental science that will benefit people all over the world. Through its research and technology, the ISS also will serve as an indispensable step in preparation for future human space exploration. Examples of the types of U.S. research that will be performed aboard the station include: Protein crystal studies: More pure protein crystals may be grown in space than on Earth. Analysis of these crystals helps scientists better understand the nature of proteins, enzymes and viruses, perhaps leading to the development of new drugs and a better understanding of the fundamental building blocks of life. Similar experiments have been conducted on the Space Shuttle, although they are limited by the short duration of Shuttle flights. This type of research could lead to the study of possible treatments for cancer, diabetes, emphysema and immune system disorders, among other research. Tissue culture: Living cells can be grown in a laboratory environment in space where they are not distorted by gravity. NASA already has developed a Bioreactor device that is used on Earth to simulate, for such cultures, the effect of reduced gravity. Still, these devices are limited by gravity. Growing cultures for long periods aboard the station will further advance this research. Such cultures can be used to test new treatments for cancer without risking harm to patients, among other uses. Life in low gravity: The effects of long-term exposure to reduced gravity on humans – weakening muscles; changes in how the heart, arteries and veins work; and the loss of bone density, among others – will be studied aboard the ISS. Studies of these effects may lead to a better understanding of the body’s systems and similar ailments on Earth. A thorough understanding of such effects and possible methods of counteracting them is needed to prepare for future long-term human exploration of the solar system. In addition, studies of gravity's effects on plants, animals and the function of living cells will be conducted aboard the station. A centrifuge, in the Centrifuge Accommodation Module, will use centrifugal force to generate simulated gravity ranging from almost zero to twice that of Earth. This facility will imitate Earth’s gravity for comparison purposes; eliminate variables in experiments; and simulate the gravity on the moon or Mars for experiments that can provide information useful for future space travels. Flames, fluids and metal in space: Fluids, flames, molten metal and other materials will be the subject of basic research on the station. Flames burn differently without gravity. Reduced gravity reduces convection currents, the currents that cause warm air or fluid to rise and cool air or fluid to sink on Earth. This absence of convection alters the flame shape in orbit and allows studies of the combustion process that are impossible on Earth, a research field called combustion science. The absence of convection allows molten metals or other materials to be mixed more thoroughly in orbit than on Earth. Scientists plan to study this field, called materials science, to create better metal alloys and more perfect materials for applications such as computer chips. The study of all of these areas may lead to developments that can add value to many industries on Earth. The nature of space: Some experiments aboard the station will take place on the exterior of the station modules. Such exterior experiments can study the space environment and how long-term exposure to space, the vacuum and the debris, affects materials. This research can provide future spacecraft designers and scientists a better understanding of the nature of space and enhance spacecraft design. Some experiments will study the basic forces of nature, a field called fundamental physics, where experiments take advantage of weightlessness to study forces that are weak and difficult to study when subject to gravity on Earth. Experiments in this field may help explain how the universe developed. Investigations that use lasers to cool atoms to near absolute zero may help us understand gravity itself. In addition to investigating basic questions about nature, this research could lead to down-to-Earth developments that may include clocks a thousand times more accurate than today’s atomic clocks; better weather forecasting; and stronger materials. Watching the Earth: Observations of the Earth from orbit help the study of large-scale, long-term changes in the environment. Studies in this field can increase understanding of the forests, oceans and mountains. The effects of volcanoes, ancient meteorite impacts, hurricanes and typhoons can be studied. In addition, changes to the Earth that are caused by the human race can be observed. The effects of air pollution, such as smog over cities; of deforestation, the cutting and burning of forests; and of water pollution, such as oil spills, are visible from space and can be captured in images that provide a global perspective unavailable from the ground. Commercialization: As part of the commercialization of space research on the station, industries will participate in research by conducting experiments and studies aimed at developing new products and services. The results may benefit those on Earth not only by providing innovative new products as a result, but also by creating new jobs to make the products. The Proton Rocket: A Russian Booster for Early Station ComponentsThe three-stage Russian Proton rocket that will be used to launch the first fully Russian contribution – the Zvezda service module – has successfully flown more than 200 times. The Proton originally was introduced in 1965 as a booster for heavy military payloads and for space stations. It was designed by the Salyut Design Bureau and is manufactured by the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center in Moscow. The Proton is among the most reliable heavy-lift launch vehicles in operation, with a reliability rating of about 98 percent. In addition to Zvezda, the three-stage Proton was used to boost the first component of the International Space Station known as Zarya, or Sunrise, into orbit Nov. 20, 1998.  With the Zvezda module, launch fairing and adapter in place atop the booster, the Proton measures about 180 feet tall, 24 feet in diameter at its widest point and weighs about 1,540,000 pounds when fully fueled for launch. The engines use nitrogen tetroxide, an oxidizer, and unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine, a fuel, as propellants. The first stage includes six engines that are fed propellants from a single, center oxidizer tank surrounded by six outboard fuel tanks. At launch, the first stage engines combine to provide about 1.9 million pounds of thrust. The first stage, which measures about 68 feet long by 24 feet in diameter, burns out and is jettisoned two minutes, six seconds after launch at an altitude of 27 statute miles and traveling more than 3,700 miles per hour. Four engines creating 475,000 pounds of thrust power the Proton’s second stage, which measures 56 feet long by 13.5 feet in diameter. While the second stage is in operation, the protective fairing covering Zvezda for liftoff is jettisoned at three minutes, three seconds into the flight. The second stage burns for a total of about three minutes, 28 seconds and is jettisoned at about five and half minutes after launch. When the second stage is jettisoned, the spacecraft is at an altitude of about 86 miles, traveling more than 9,900 miles per hour. The Proton's third and final stage measures 13.5 feet long by 13 feet in diameter, and is powered by a single engine that creates 125,000 pounds of thrust. The third stage is jettisoned nine minutes, 47 seconds into the flight, at an altitude of 115 statute miles and traveling about 16,900 miles per hour. Zvezda then will be in an elliptical orbit with a high point of 220 statute miles and a low point of 115 statute miles. Firings of Zvezda's engines during the following days will raise the orbit to an altitude of about 240 statute miles for the rendezvous and capture by the orbiting station under control of Zarya. Zvezda Proton Launch Profile
Orbit at 3rd stage jettison: approximately 115 x 220 statute miles Orbit at ISS rendezvous: 240 statute miles ISS Missions Accomplished - Four Flights CompletedThe International Space Station is in good shape without any significant problems as it hurtles at a speed of more than 17,000 mph (27,300 kph), circling Earth about every 92 minutes in an orbit of 245 by 230 statute miles (394 x 371 kilometers). The Station currently weighs about 74,000 pounds and will weigh about 1 million pounds when completed. The first module, Zarya, was launched by Russia’s Proton rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Nov. 20, 1998 (ISS flight 1A/R). Two weeks later, on Dec. 4, Space Shuttle Endeavour carried America’s Unity module into orbit (ISS flight 2A). Two astronauts completed the linkup of the first two modules during three spacewalks totaling 21 hours, 22 minutes and prepared the ISS for future assembly missions. Endeavour returned home Dec. 15. On May 27, 1999, the first logistics mission (ISS 2A.1), got under way with the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery. More than 2,000 pounds of supplies and hardware was loaded aboard the ISS to await future crews that would live on the station. During the mission’s only spacewalk, the initial pieces of a Russian cargo crane Strela ("Arrow") and a U.S. crane were attached to the outside of the station during a seven hour, 55 minute spacewalk. Discovery returned home June 6, 1999. 
Atlantis launched a crew of seven on May 19, 2000, carrying more supplies and maintenance equipment to ISS. This fourth mission dedicated to the ISS Program (ISS 2A.2a) was designed to prepare the station for the next station module, the Russian-built Zvezda service module, scheduled for launch in mid July from Baikonur. The crew spent five days docked to the ISS delivering more supplies, while conducting maintenance tasks to restore the station’s electrical power system back to full redundancy. More than 2,000 pounds of supplies were left onboard for use by astronauts and cosmonauts scheduled to begin permanent residence by the late fall of this year. Two crewmembers spent more than six and a half hours outside Atlantis completing a variety of planned assembly and maintenance tasks on ISS. The EVA marked the fifth spacewalk conducted for construction of ISS. The launch was Atlantis' first since September 1997 following major modifications, including installation of a state-of-the-art, glass cockpit filled with computer displays to replace the old cockpit dials and switches. Early Assembly Flights OverviewZarya control module 
Launched Nov. 20, 1998, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Zarya is providing the early propulsion, steering and communications for the station until Zvezda arrives. Afterward, Zarya is used as a passageway, stowage facility, docking port and fuel tank. Unity Node (Shuttle Mission STS-88) 
The first wholly U.S. component was launched Dec. 4, 1998, aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour. Unity provides six docking ports, one on each side. With Zarya permanently attached to one of those, the remaining five will serve as attach points , to which all future U.S. modules will be joined. Logistics Flight (Shuttle Mission STS-96) Discovery launched May 27, 1999 and docked with the ISS two days later. Aboard was 2,000 pounds of supplies and logistics to prepare the orbiting facility with equipment that eventually will be used by crews that live aboard for long durations. It was the second shuttle mission dedicated to the assembly and outfitting of the station. Maintenance/Logistics Flight (Shuttle Mission STS-101) Atlantis returned to space on May 19, 2000, following two years of upgrades, including a newly designed, state-of-the-art forward cockpit. It’s cargo included more than 2,000 pounds of supplies and equipment to extend the lifetime of the Zarya module. During the mission, four of six batteries and associated electrical components were swapped to restore the electrical power system to full redundancy. This was the third shuttle flight for station assembly. Zvezda service module 
Zvezda will be the core of the Russian segment when launched in July 2000. The ISS performs an automatic rendezvous and docking with Zvezda, which provides living area, life support, navigation, propulsion and communications through the early assembly phases. It then will assume most of Zarya’s functions. Logistics Flight (Shuttle Mission STS-106) Atlantis returns to the ISS after the arrival of the Zvezda to provide additional supplies and serve as the first opportunity for astronauts and cosmonauts to enter the newest module after it becomes a permanent part of the station. Crewmembers not only will unload supplies from the shuttle, but also from a recently docked Progress vehicle. The mission currently is targeted for launch in September 2000. Gyroscopes and Framework (Shuttle Mission STS-92) 
Launch of Discovery carrying the first small piece of truss structure and the station’s gyroscopes is scheduled for late September 2000. The Z1 truss (a piece of the girder-like truss), four Control Moment Gyros, and an additional conical docking adapter will make up the cargo for this second major shuttle assembly mission. The framework houses critical electronics and communications equipment, and the gyroscope systems that eventually will replace thrusters to maintain the station's stability. The shuttle's robot arm will be used to attach the framework and docking adapter. Next, astronauts will perform several spacewalks to make final connections. First Crew The Expedition One crew heads to the ISS in late October or early November to begin the permanent human presence on the station. astronaut William Shepherd, and cosmonauts Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev will travel to the station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Shepherd serves as the Expedition Commander, Gidzenko is the Soyuz Commander and Krikalev the Flight Engineer. They will dock with the station two days after launch and begin a stay of about four months. Their mission will be to activate life support systems and experiments, while continuing stowage and checkout of the new station. They also will assist with the continuing assembly and conduct the first station-based spacewalks from Zvezda’s forward airlock. The first crew will return to Earth on a shuttle, leaving the Soyuz that launched them docked at the station as an emergency "lifeboat" for the next crew. Solar Power (Shuttle Mission STS-97) 
The focus of Endeavour’s mission is to add the first pair of giant solar arrays and batteries to the station. Scheduled for launch in November 2000, the shuttle will deliver this first of four pairs of solar energy grabbing arrays to dramatically increase the electricity available for use by future components and modules. This pair of solar arrays sets the stage for a major expansion of the station: arrival of the U.S. Destiny laboratory. The shuttle crew will conduct a pair of spacewalks to complete connections of the solar arrays. U.S. Destiny Laboratory (Shuttle Mission STS-98) 
Atlantis’ flight to the ISS is set for January 2001, to deliver the first scientific research laboratory. The U.S. Destiny laboratory is the centerpiece of future research activity on the International Space Station. Astronauts will use the shuttle’s robot arm to maneuver the new laboratory into position on the station. The installation will be completed during three spacewalks to finish the installation. Lab Outfitting/Crew Exchange Flight (Shuttle Mission STS-102) Discovery’s launch in February 2001 will see the orbiter dock with the station carrying interior supplies and equipment racks housed in a reusable Italian-built logistics module named Leonardo. The mission will highlight the first exchange of crews on the ISS with the Expedition One crew being replaced by the Expedition Two crew of Yuriy Usachev, Susan Helms and Jim Voss. Canadian Robot Arm (Shuttle Mission STS-100) Endeavour heads to the ISS again in April 2001 carrying Canada’s Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) and the second of three reusable multi-purpose logistics modules supplied by Italy named Rafaello. The new station arm will be attached during the mission while the Multipurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) is attached to the station, unloaded and then returned to Earth. Rafaello will hold equipment to finish the interior construction of the Destiny laboratory. The Canadian robotic arm will assist with most future assembly activities. Spacewalking Airlock (Shuttle mission STS-104) 
Atlantis will launch in May 2001 to deliver the joint airlock to the International Space Station, which will enable station-based extravehicular activity (EVA) using both U.S. and Russian spacesuits. The addition of the airlock signals the completion of the early phase of station assembly in orbit, meaning the orbiting station has taken on a degree of self-sufficiency and capabilities for full-fledged research in the attached laboratory module. The final phase of assembly will continue into 2005 when the crew size will expand to seven. Other elements that will be added to complete assembly are the Japanese Laboratory, Kibo (meaning Hope); the European Attached Pressurized Module; a Centrifuge; and a crew habitation module. 
Wingspan - 365 feet, 108 meters Length - 262 feet, 80 meters Mass - one million pounds, 454,000 kilograms Crew size - up to seven Laboratories - six International Space Station Video ProductsVideo Resource Reels: Loosely edited comprehensive materials created for use by News Media as B-roll: International Space Station Animation Resource Reel – June 2000 Reference Master # 618324 JSC # 1834 Cut sheet available This video resource reel contains the latest animation of the International Space Station, including the just released animation of the Zvezda service module. The tape begins with a sequence illustrating a space shuttle docking with the complete station, then continues with station fly-around views, scenes showing the construction of the station – from early supply missions to assembly missions, in which the giant pieces of the station are maneuvered into place by the shuttle robot arm. There is animation of the first station crew’s Soyuz arriving, the space station robot arm, solar arrays tracking the sun and close-up views of modules representing the different participating countries. The video concludes with a step-by-step animation depicting the latest approved assembly plan of the station. International Space Station General Resource Reel – July 2000 Reference Master # 618326 JSC # 1833 Cut sheet available This comprehensive reel includes all major recent station video, including new animation of the complete station, actual footage of the Zarya (first element) launch, STS-88 Highlights of the first station assembly mission to join the Zarya and Unity modules in space, STS-96 and STS-101 mission highlights, Zvezda service module, STS-92 Animation of Z-1 and PMA installation, Z-1 truss video, STS-97 animation of P6 Solar array installation and deploy, Solar panel at KSC, Long Spacer at KSC, new Expedition One crew training with Orlan and American suits training underwater at JSC, the Expedition One crew training in Russia, U.S. Lab footage at KSC and Marshall, Multi Purpose Logistics Module at KSC, new footage of the Canadian robot arm, the U.S. Airlock , ISS Solar array, Japanese Experiment module, Animation of the Columbus Attached Pressurized Module, new TransHab animation and real video of testing at JSC, U.S. Hab video from Marshall, X-38 free flight test from March 5, 1999, and finally, animation of the REV E assembly sequence. ISS Zvezda Service Module Resource Reel – June 2000 Ref. Master# 618325 JSC # 1832 The Zvezda Service Module Resource Reel includes animation of the Zvezda in orbit; and animation of the ISS (Zarya/Unity) rendezvousing and docking with Zvezda. It also includes Zvezda under construction at the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center in Moscow, Russia, Oct. 1997, then earlier in 1996 and 1995. Also includes future space station crews touring the Service Module. Narrated productions:International Space Station Video Progress Report – July 1999: A Home in Space Ref. Master # 617401 JSC # 1799 This complete video gives the viewer a glance at all the important achievements accomplished so far with the International Space Station. The program begins with an illustration of the "Brick Moon," a man-made structure that appeared in a magazine article at the turn of the century. Dreams become reality as a real home in space orbits the earth…The International Space Station. The video includes highlights from the first assembly mission to unite the modules Zarya and Unity, highlights from STS-96 (2A.1) and their supply transfer and EVA on the station, updates on future station crews, focusing on Bill Shepherd and Expedition One, updates on hardware, including: the Service Module Zvezda, Z-1 truss, the Lab, the Canadian robot arm, Solar arrays, Leonardo, the U.S. Airlock, the S-0 Truss, the Japanese Kibo module and the Columbus Attached Pressurized Module. Also featured is the MEIT…where station components are hooked together by cable to verify how well they work together at the Space Station Processing Facility at KSC. The video closes with views of the complete station in orbit, reminding the viewer that an age-old dream of a home in space has come true. Go for Assembly: Building the International Space Station – September 1997 Reference Master # 614249 JSC # 1674 This video presentation explores the assembly of the International Space Station and what NASA has done to prepare for this new era of space walks, or EVA. The video looks back at past EVA Flight Development Tests to trace the evolution of space suits and EVA tools and hardware. The viewer gets a behind the scenes look at the underwater training taking place for the space walks in the Neutral Buoyancy Lab. Also, the program takes a look at robots and the role they will play in station assembly. Animation illustrates the future Station robot arm, and the AERCAM robot. Finally, the video looks ahead to the benefits that can be derived from learning how to build a station, as humankind prepares to once again leave Earth orbit and explore other planets. 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International Space Station Media ContactsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Headquarters, Washington D.C Debra Rahn Phone: (202) 358-1638 Fax: (202) 358-2983 E-mail: debra.rahn@hq.nasa.gov Dwayne Brown Phone: (202) 358-1726 Fax: (202) 358-2983 E-mail: dwayne.brown@hq.nasa.gov NASA Human Space Flight Programs, Russia Carlos Fontanot Phone: (256) 961-6225 (office at MCC-M) Phone: (256) 961-6233 (fax at MCC-M) E-mail: carlos.fontanot1@jsc.nasa.gov Johnson Space Center, Houston TX: Kyle Herring Phone: (281) 483-5111 Fax: (281) 483-2000 E-mail: kyle.j.herring1@jsc.nasa.gov Kennedy Space Center, FL: George Diller Phone: (407) 867-2468 Fax: (407) 867-2692 E-mail: george.diller-1@ksc.nasa.gov Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville AL: Steve Roy Phone: (256) 544-6535 Fax: (256) 544-5852 E-mail: Steve.Roy@msfc.nasa.gov Glenn Research Center, Cleveland OH: Sally Harrington Phone: (216) 433-2037 Fax: (216) 433-8143 E-mail: s.harrington@grc.nasa.gov International Partners Russian Aviation and Space Agency, Moscow, Russia: Press Office Phone: 011-7-095-975-4458 Fax: 011-7-095-975-4781 Canadian Space Agency, St. Hubert, Quebec, Canada: Anna Kapiniari Phone: (450) 926-4350 Fax: (450) 926-4352 E-mail: anna.kapiniari@space.gc.ca European Space Agency, Washington D.C.: Jane Mellors Phone: (202) 488-4158 Fax: (202) 488-4930 E-mail: jmellors@ewo.esa.int European Space Agency, Paris, France: Clare Mattok Phone: 011-33-1-5369-7412 Fax: 011-33-1-5369-7690 E-mail: cmattok@hq.esa.fr National Space Development Agency of Japan, Tokyo, Japan: Keiichi Yamada Phone: 011-81-3-3438 6104 Fax: 011-81-3-5402 6513 E-mail: yamada.keiichi@nasda.go.jp The Boeing Company Kari Kelley Allen Phone: (281) 336-4844 Fax: (281) 336-5254 E-mail: kari.k.allen@boeing.com |
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