One year oldand growing: a status report of the international space statio and iTS partners

摘要

The International Space Station (ISS), as the largest international science and engineering program in history, features unprecedented technical, cost, scheduling, managerial, and international complexity. A number of major milestones have been accomplished to date, including the construction of major element of flight hardware, the developmetn of operations and sustaining engineering centers. Astronaut training, and eight Space Shuttle/Mir docking missions. international partner contributions and levels of participation have been baselined, and negotations and discussions ar enearing completion regarding bartering arrange-ments for services and new hardware. As ISS is successfully executed, it can pave the way for more inspiring cooperative achievements in the future.