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Building and Assembly

NASA's Consolidated Launch Schedule

NASA's Launch Schedule features the planned dates and details for missions by NASA and the partner nations in the International Space Station ...

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Space Station Assembly Elements

Learn about key elements of the station and the vehicles that helped put the complex in orbit.

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Past Assembly Missions

Construction of the International Space Station began with the Zarya module's launch in November 1998. Learn about the past station assembly missions.

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Space Station Resupply

Numerous vehicles from the United States, Russia, Europe and Japan make deliveries to the International Space Station.

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Featured Stories

European Cargo Ship Launches to Space Station

The European Space Agency's third Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV-3) launched atop an Ariane 5 rocket from the European space port in Kourou, French Guiana, at 12:34 a.m. EDT Friday, beginning a six-day journey to the International Space Station.
Progress Resupply Craft Lost After Launch

The ISS Progress 44 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 9 a.m. EDT August 24 on a Soyuz U rocket, bound for the International Space Station. At 5 minutes and 25 seconds into flight, the Soyuz rocket experienced a third-stage engine shutdown due to an anomaly.
Resupply from Four Corners of Globe

A quick succession of international space supply trucks will arrive on the International Space Station’s loading docks early in 2011.
Dextre's Final Exam Scheduled for Dec. 22-23, 2010

Dextre, the Canadian Space Agency's robotic handyman, will undertake a series of tasks to officially certify the robot for duty.

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Related Multimedia

Integrated Truss Structure Interactive

This interactive describes the individual parts that make up the Integrated Truss Structure.
Interactive Space Station Reference Guide

Take a virtual tour of the orbital outpost.
Assembly Sequence Imagery →

Exterior photos show the Station's growth as new components are added.

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Space Shuttle

Learn about the space shuttle here.
International Docking Standard →

The International Space Station Multilateral Coordination Board has approved for public release an International Docking System Standard which contains the information necessary to describe physical features and design loads of a standard docking interface.