One year old and growing: astatus report of the internationalspace station 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 elements Of flight hardware, the development of operations and Sustaining engineering centers, astronaut training, and Eight Space Shuttle/Mir docking missions.