This book will cover in great detail the newest construction and
uses of the International Space Station. The new volume will
continue on from the end of Creating the International Space
Station by David Harland and John Catchpole (published in January
2002 by Springer Praxis), providing flight by flight details and
relevant political and "behind the scenes" activities as are
necessary to explain why certain decisions, including flight
re-scheduling and crew-reassignment, are made.
Part 1 will open with a chapter recounting the political history
of the ISS, including how and why the program came into being.
Chapter 2 will look at the four partners involved (USA, Russia,
ESA, and Brazil), with a brief account of what each partner is
bringing to the program. Chapter 3 will study the initial goals of
the program, how they have changed and whether they have been met.
Chapter 4 will summarize the program at the end of Creating the
International Space Station.
Part 2 will look at the findings and recommendations of the
International Space Station Management and Cost Evaluation Task
Force. Part 3 will examine the original flight coverage, including
the beginning of the construction of the Integrated Truss
Structure, and will cover the stationa (TM)s occupation from the
start of Expedition 4, through to the end of Expedition 6. Part 4
will start with the loss of STS-107 a" Columbia a" and explain its
effect on both the International Space Station and the American
space effort in general. It will cover the Expedition 7 occupation
through to the beginning of Expedition 13, concentrating on the
work of the two-person "Caretaker Crews."
Part 5 will study the recovery fromthe STS-107 tragedy and the
re-commencement of the ISS construction, overcoming the grounding
of the Space Shuttle fleet. It will cover the remainder of the
Expedition 13 occupation, the return to three-person occupation,
through to the end of Expedition 15 and the installation of Node-2,
the final American module.
Part 6 will briefly look forward to the installation of the
International Partnera (TM)s modules as well as the introduction of
the European and Japanese robotic cargo vehicles. The book will end
with a glance at plans for the Orion spacecraft and Ares-1 launch
vehicle, and the delivery of Node-2, the final piece of American
hardware.
Three Appendices will up-date those published in Creating the
International Space Station: Appendix A will list ISS hardware
descriptions, Appendix B will be a complete ISS Flight Log and
Appendix C will be a full ISS Extravehicular Activity Log.
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