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STS-129

STS-129 is the 31st shuttle mission to the International Space Station. Atlantis will deliver parts to the space station, including a spare gyroscope. The mission will feature three spacewalks.

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Station Expedition 21

Mission patch for ISS Expedition 21

Expedition 21 begins with the Soyuz TMA-14 undocking in October 2009. Two new crew members will arrive on Soyuz TMA-16 for the handover before the previous crew departs.

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Space Station Tracking

Screenshot of NASA SkyWatch web application
NASA SkyWatch

NASA SkyWatch is a web based application that can be used to generate highly accurate acquisition information for the International Space Station and other earth orbiting satellite.

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Space Operations at NASA

    Astronaut on an EVA.The Space Operations Mission Directorate provides the Agency with leadership and management of NASA space operations related to human exploration in and beyond low-Earth orbit. Space Operations also oversees low-level requirements development, policy, and programmatic oversight. Current exploration activities in low-Earth orbit are the Space Shuttle and International Space Station programs. read more

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Buzz Lightyear on the International Space Station

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No Boundaries

The Judges have Spoken. Winners of the 2009 No Boundaries Competition have been Accounced.

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Expedition 20

Expedition 19

Expedition 20 will mark the start of six-person crew operations aboard the International Space Station. All five of the international partner agencies – NASA, the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosm...

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Reference Material

  • International Space Station Interactive Reference Guide

    ISS Interactive Reference Guide

    Take a virtual tour of the orbital outpost.

  • Space Shuttle reference material

    Space Shuttle Reference Material  →

    The Shuttle Reference Manual, most recently revised in 1988, is an in depth technical guide to space shuttle equipment and operations. It was accurate in 1988 and while most of the information provided here from the manual is still accurate today, some facts may be outdated.