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Jan. 17, 1998	Control Module Rollout The International Space Station completed a major milestone toward its first launch as the first station piece, a U.S.-funded and Russian-built control module, was shipped from a Moscow factory last week to its Russian Space Agency launch site in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
	Modifications to the Functional Control Block Under the direction of prime contractor, The Boeing Company, Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center in Moscow added enhancements to the FGB.
Space Station This Week March 12, 1997	FGB Onboard Computer Systems Tested Moscow personnel are currently testing various components of the FGB, including the FGB's onboard computer control system.
Space Station This Week March 3, 1997	FGB Status Reported at Houston Review The International Space Station wrapped up the FGB Program Management Review at Johnson Space Center in Houston. The objective was to give a status of the FGB design, manufacturing and test activities. The agenda included a thorough overview status briefing of the FGB program from Khrunichev, Boeing's subcontractor for the FGB, and splinter sessions and facility tours.
Space Station This Week Jan. 14, 1997	FGB Completes Docking Test The FGB and the Pressurized Mating Adapter docking mechanism were successfully joined in a test at Khrunichev in Moscow, signifying a major milestone for the first two elements to launch for the International Space Station. The PMA docking mechanism, known as the Androgynous Peripheral Docking Assembly, is manufactured by the RSC-Energia for NASA. The controlled test of the two flight mechanisms was conducted without incident.
Space Station This Week Dec. 9, 1996	FGB Module Completed; Ready for Testing The first major component of the International Space Station the Functional Cargo Block -- or FGB -- has been completed on schedule and on budget.
Space Station This Week Sept. 25, 1996	FGB Solar Array Undergoes Thermal Testing NASA and Boeing personnel from the Moscow Technical Liaison Office witnessed one phase of the FGB solar array thermal testing. The test verifies that the solar array deployment mechanism will function under on-orbit temperature extremes. After full deployment, the arrays were retracted to the shuttle docking configuration. This test will be repeated 16 times (eight cycles at +50 degrees Celsius and eight cycles at -50 degrees Celsius) to complete the testing of the solar arrays.
Space Station This Week Aug. 20, 1996	Outfitting Underway on FGB Subsystem component installation continues on the FGB at Khrunichev in Moscow. Fuel tanks, valves, pipes, mounting brackets, and cables were recently installed to the vehicle. By the end of August, Khrunichev expects to have completed installation on all piping, tanks, and pneumatic systems.
Space Station This Week July 17, 1996	Flight Units Shipped to Russia for FGB On July 1, the Command & Data Handling integrated product team reached a significant milestone when flight hardware was shipped from the U.S. to Russia for use in the FGB module. The units, the multiplexer /demultiplexers, or MDMs, are the first two out of 47 flight units that will be delivered from Honeywell Satellite Systems Operations in Glendale, Ariz., a subcontractor to McDonnell Douglas. MDMs are used for command, control and data handling within the FGB.
Space Station This Week Aug. 22, 1995	Boeing, Khrunichev Sign Contract for Key Space Station Element On August 15, NASA's Space Station prime contractor Boeing Defense & Space Group, and Russia's State Research and Production Space Center, signed a $190 million contract. Under the contract, Khrunichev will complete development and delivery of the Functional Energy Block -- or FGB -- a modified Russian space vehicle that will become an important component of the International Space Station.
Space Station This Week June 23, 1994	NASA/RSA Sign Space Station Interim Agreement and $400M Contract NASA and the Russian Space Agency signed two significant documents today which put the United States and Russian space cooperation on a firm basis and underpin Russian participation in the International Space Station program.

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