International Space Station construction

STS-112 Delivers the Starboard-1 Truss Segment

STS-112 had originally been scheduled to launch on August 22 but, with the discovery of the cracks in the cyrogenic propellant duct liners, the fleet was grounded and launch was pushed back until October 7. Atlantis docked two days later and Whitson couldn’t resist needling Mission Commander Jeffrey Ashby: “Did you bring that salsa I … [Read more…]

The Beginning of the International Space Station

    The International Space Station was built and continues to be maintained as an international effort that includes the USA, Canada, Russia, Japan, and the European Space Agency, with Italy providing some of the equipment. It was built in stages over several years and finally completed by the final Space Shuttle missions in 2011. … [Read more…]