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A V I S U A L E X P L O R A T I O N O F I N T E R N A T I O N A L S P A C E S T A T I O N
In their lifetime, our parents watched in excitement as humans walked on the Moon. We are sure that, were they here today, they would be even more excited that we, their progeny, are not only witness to but also actors in our human accomplishments in space. This book is dedicated to them.
Paolo Nespoli and Roland Miller
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INTRODUCTION by Dava Newman
23 T H E A R C O F S P A C E E X P L O R A T I O N by Roland Miller 35 P H O T O G R A P H Y A N D T H E I N T E R N A T I O N A L S P A C E S T A T I O N A R C H A E O L O G I C A L P R O J E C T by Justin St. P. Walsh
100 I S S U N I T Y M O D U L E – N O D E 1 110 I S S Q U E S T J O I N T A I R L O C K – E Q U I P M E N T A N D C R E W L O C K S 116 I S S D E S T I N Y M O D U L E – U . S . L A B O R A T O R Y 130 I S S H A R M O N Y M O D U L E – N O D E 2
39 I N F L A T A B L E I M A G I N A R I E S A N D T H E G O O D Y E A R S P A C E S T A T I O N by Jeffrey S. Nesbit
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ISS COLUMBUS EUROPEAN LAB
43 T H E J O U R N E Y C O N T I N U E S by Walter Cugno
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I S S J A PA N E S E E X P E R I M E N T MODULE (JEM) – KIBO
47 B E T W E E N S A Y I N G A N D D O I N G L I E S T H E O C E A N by Paolo Nespoli
164 I S S T R A N Q U I L I T Y M O D U L E – N O D E 3 A N D L E O N A R D O P E R M A N E N T M U L T I P U R P O S E M O D U L E
53 T H E G E O M E T R Y A N D T H E U N C A N N Y I N T H E I N T E R I O R O F T H E I N T E R N A T I O N A L S P A C E S T A T I O N by Alice Gorman
172 C U P O L A 186 C R E D I T S
58 S P A C E S T A T I O N F A C I L I T I E S 188 B I O G R A P H I E S 68 P R E P A R A T I O N 190 A C K N O W L E D G E M E N T S 78 I S S R E S E A R C H A N D T R A I N I N G F A C I L I T I E S 94 I N O R B I T
Scaffolding and Pressurized Mating Adapter 3 – PMA 3 High Bay Space Station Processing Facility – SSPF NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida
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Longitudinal View, from ISS Forward to ISS Aft US Laboratory – Destiny International Space Station – ISS Low Earth Orbit, Space
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External View of Wall with Ribs, Heaters, and Ground Support Equipment Multi-Purpose Logistics Module – MPLM Donatello Space Station Processing Facility – SSPF NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida
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View of Port Hatch into Node 3 Node 1 – Unity International Space Station – ISS Low Earth Orbit, Space
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View of the Cupola with the Mobile Servicing System Robotic Workstation Cupola Training Mockup Space Station Training Facility – SSTF NASA Johnson Space Center, Texas 14
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Extravehicular Mobility Unit – EMU Equipment Lock, Aft Wall International Space Station – ISS Low Earth Orbit, Space
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Italy from Space Image taken over northern Africa looking north International Space Station – ISS Low Earth Orbit, Space
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