VANGUARD 1: space junk since 1958
SPUTNIK 1: 1958 TELSTAR 1: 1961 APOLLO: 1960 SATURN V: 1967 GEMINI: 1965 SKYLAB: 1973 VIKING: 1976 TDRS: 1983 MAGELLAN: 1989 MIR: 1986 HUBBLE: 1990 ROSETTA: 2004 ISS: 1998
ICESAT: 2003 AURA: 2004 ARES I: 2007
SOLAR SAIL: proposal SPACEPOD: 2001 ARIES 1B: 2001 MOONBUS: 2001 DISCOVERY 1 (XD-1): 2001 ORION III: 2001
SPACE STATION 5: 2001
ISS Configuration As of July 2009 (2J/A)
SPDM Dextre Canadarm2
Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM 2) ZvezdaService Module SM MMOD Shields Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) and ERA MLM Outfitting Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM 1)
Zarya Control Module PMA-1 S3/4 Truss Segment
S1 Truss Segment
Mobile P1 Truss Servicing Segment System SO Truss Segment
ESP-3 Port Photovoltaic Arrays P6 Truss Segment
Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS)
ELCs P5 Truss Segment
S6 Truss Segment S5 Truss Segment Starboard Photovoltaic Arrays Mobile Remote Servicer Base System (MBS), Mobile Transporter (MT) Z1 Truss Segment
Elements Currently on Orbit Elements Pending US Shuttle Launch Elements Pending Russian Launch
P3/4 Truss Segment
ELC
Node 3 Tranquillity Cupola JEM ELM-PS Airlock ESP-2 Quest Node 1 Unity
U.S. Lab PMA-3 Destiny European Lab Columbus
JEM RMS JEM Exposed Facility JEM PM
ESP-1 Node 2 PMA-2 Harmony Permanent Logistics Module (PLM)
ISS TRUSS CONFIGURATION As of July 2009 (2J/A)
P1 Truss Segment S1 Truss Segment
SO Truss Segment
S3/4 Truss Segment
P6 Truss Segment
P5 Truss Segment
S6 Truss Segment
P3/4 Truss Segment S5 Truss Segment
Node 3 Tranquillity
Z1 Truss Segment Node 1 Unity
Node 2 Harmony
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