R D A N E L C A

2011
S TATION S PA CE INT E RNATI ONAL
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
www.nasa.gov For more information on the International Space Station, visit: www.nasa.gov/station
 A M E S S A G E F R O M T H E
P R O G R A M M A N A G E R
2011 The International Space Station (ISS) is one of the greatest technological, geopolitical and engineering accomplishments in human
history. The completion of the ISS on-orbit assembly allows for a focus on the multifaceted purpose of the ISS, one of scientific
research, technology development, exploration and education.
As a National Laboratory, the ISS will provide opportunities beyond NASA to academia, commercial entities and other government
agencies to pursue their research and development needs in science, technology development and education.
With everyone working together, we look forward to extending human presence beyond and improving life here on Earth.
This calendar is designed to show all facets of the ISS using displays of astounding imagery and providing significant historical
events with the hope of inspiring the next generation. NASA is appreciative of the commitment that America’s educators demonstrate
each and every day as they instruct and shape the young students who will be tomorrow’s explorers and leaders. I hope you enjoy the
calendar and are encouraged to learn new and exciting aspects about NASA and the ISS throughout the year.

Regards,
MICHAEL T. S U F F REDINI

ISS Program Manager

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into the 21st century
through signature
accomplishments that are
enduring icons of human
achievement. Among
these accomplishments are
technological innovations
and scientific discoveries
that have improved and
shaped our lives on Earth
in myriad ways.

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1959 – Luna 1, first spacecraft to reach arrives at ISS. Continuous 1973 – Mariner 10. First
escape velocity and orbit the sun 2004 – Spirit lands on Mars

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human occupation of ISS spacecraft to explore
begins Mercury

7 8 9 10 11 Veterans Day
12 13

1966 – Gemini XII 1971 – Mariner 9–Mars.

1996 – Mars Global 1982 – STS-5. First space First spacecraft to orbit
Surveyor 1967 – Apollo 4 shuttle operational mission another planet

14 15 16
1997 – STS-81, Shuttle - Mir
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
18 19 20 21 1998 – Zarya Control
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1969 – Apollo 12 Module. ISS construction
2008 – STS-126 Supply 1973 – Skylab 4 begins

21 22 23 24 25 Thanksgiving Day 26 27
2003 – STS-107,
Inaugural Spacehab flight 1998 – STS-89 Shuttle - Mir

23 1958 –
Explorer 1,
24
1986 – Voyager 2,
first spacecraft to
25 2002 – STS-113 P1 truss,
Expedition 6
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satellite 2004 – .
Opportunity
lands on
Mars
1984 – President Ronald Reagan
announces U.S. plans to build 1986 – STS-51L, Space Shuttle Challenger 1998 – Intergovernmental Agreement
1964 – Mariner 4–Marsa space station 1967 – Apollo 1 fire accident on Space Station Cooperation signed
1983 – STS-9. First
non-American participates 2000 – STS-97 P6 truss.
in U.S. mission First set of ISS solar arrays
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modules (CSM) during the final fly-around by the CSM before returning home. 2 A view of the space station after the crew of STS-
130 undocked. 3 Astronaut Edward White II, pilot on the Gemini-Titan 4 spaceflight, is shown during his egress from the spacecraft. 15 623 4 7 3 8 49 5 6 77 18 29 10 3 4
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White became the first American astronaut to walk in space. 4 Astronaut Steve Robinson, STS-114 mission specialist, anchored to
a foot restraint on the station Canadarm2 during the mission’s third spacewalk. 5 Edwin Aldrin, Jr., lunar module pilot, walks on 5 8 139
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the surface of the moon during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity. Neil Armstrong, commander, took this photograph and can
be seen in Aldrin’s visor. 6 STS-130 Space Shuttle Endeavour after departure from the ISS. 7 The Gemini-3 spacecraft “Molly 12 19 16
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V I E W F R O M T H E T O P
F E B R U A R Y
2011 For nearly a decade, crew members on board the space station have taken
thousands of photos of the Earth below. From fiery volcanoes spewing
smoke and lava to icy lakes and glaciers in the coldest environments of our
planet, crews have given humankind views of these natural phenomena
from one of the most unusual perspectives available.

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2003 – STS-107, Space Shuttle 1995 – STS-63, Eileen Collins first
Columbia accident female space shuttle pilot

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1984 – STS-41B, first untethered
spacewalks
2001 – STS-98/5A, U.S.-Destiny 2000 – Expedition 1
Laboratory 2010 – STS-130/20A, U.S.-Tranquility arrives at ISS. Continuous 1973 – Mariner 10. First
2008 – STS-122/1E, ESA-Columbus Connecting Module and ESA-Cupola

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begins Mercury

7 8 9 10 11 Veterans Day
12 13

1966 – Gemini XII 1971 – Mariner 9–Mars.

1996 – Mars Global 1982 – STS-5. First space First spacecraft to orbit
Surveyor 1967 – Apollo 4 shuttle operational mission
1977 – Space Shuttle Enterprise another planet

14 15 16 17 18 first flight test

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20 Presidents’ Day
21 22 23 24 25 1998 – Zarya Control
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1969 – Apollo 12 Module. ISS construction
2008 – STS-126 Supply 1973 – Skylab 4 begins

21 22 23 24 25 Thanksgiving Day 26 27
1966 – Apollo/Saturn 201, first flight
of the Saturn 1B launch vehicle with
1962 – Friendship 7, John Glenn first an Apollo command and service
American to orbit Earth module attached

27 28 29 2002 – STS-113 P1 truss,

Expedition 6
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1964 – Mariner 4–Mars

1983 – STS-9. First
non-American participates 2000 – STS-97 P6 truss.
in U.S. mission First set of ISS solar arrays
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1 Photo of the Grand Canyon South Rim. The vertical drop is 7,000 feet plus the station’s altitude of 200 nautical miles. 2 The
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mighty Brahmaputra River carves a narrow west-east valley between the Tibetan Plateau to the north and the Himalaya Mountains to S F S S T F S
the south as it rushes eastward for more than 932 miles in southwestern China. 3 Aurora Australis photo taken by an Expedition 23
crew member. 4 Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi takes Earth observation pictures from the 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 9 5 6 7 18 29 3 4
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Cupola. 5 Wide-angle view of Italy. 6 This image featuring Mt. Everest and Makalu was taken by an Expedition 8 crew member on
the station.
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H O M E A W A Y F R O M H O M E
M A R C H
2011 Living aboard the space station presents some unique challenges for the astronauts. Sleeping,
eating and exercising are just as critical in space as they are on Earth, but all have to be done
Grey Glacier
in an almost weightless environment. Astronauts have to strap in to sleep and/or take a jog.
They also have to remember to attach their food to something when they are not holding it
so it doesn’t float away. While living in space takes a bit of adjusting, working to help improve
life on Earth makes it all worthwhile.

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1959 – Pioneer 4, first successful lunar
mission by U.S. spacecraft
1969 – Apollo 9, first crewed flight of
the command and service module along
with the lunar module

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flight and ESP-1; ISS Expedition 2, 2008 –atFirst
arrives ISS.ESA Automated
Continuous 19731966
– Mariner 10. First
first crew rotation Transfer Vehicle – Surveyor I becomes 2008 – STS-123/1JA, JAXA-ELM-PS

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first U.S. spacecraft to soft 1965 – Gemini IV 2002 – STS-111
begins Mercury
land on moon 1966 – Gemini IX-A Expedition 5

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1966 – Gemini XII 1971 – Mariner 9–Mars.

1996 – Mars Global 2007 – STS-117 S3/S4 19822003
– STS-5. FirstExploration
– Mars space First spacecraft to orbit
1967truss
First liquid-fueled
1926 –– Apollo 4
rocket
Surveyor 2009 – STS-119/15A, S6 truss shuttle operational mission
Rover–Spirit 1965 – Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, first another planet
1966 – Gemini VIII, first docking of two
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and solar arrays
16 15
spacecraft in orbit
17 16 18 17 19 18
person to spacewalk
20 19
Spring Begins
20 21 22 23 1963 – Cosmonaut
Valentina Tereshkova
24 25 1998 – Zarya Control
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1969 – Apollo 12 becomes first female 1983 – STS-7. Sally Ride Module. ISS construction
2008 – STS-126 Supply 1973 – Skylab 4 in space first U.S. female in spacebegins

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Summer begins 2322 2423 2524
Thanksgiving Day
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1965 – Gemini III,
first crewed mission of Project Gemini 2009 – ISS Expedition 19

27 28 29 2002 – STS-113 P1 truss,

Expedition 6
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1964 – Mariner 4–Mars2006 – ISS Expedition 13 1995 – STS-71. Atlantis

1983 – STS-9. First becomes first shuttle to
non-American participates 2000dock
– STS-97 P6 truss.Mir
with Russian
in U.S. mission First set of ISS
space solar arrays
station 1971 – Soyuz 11 accident
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December 2010

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July 2010
May 2010

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in the Quest Airlock of the station. 2 Astronaut Steve Robinson plays a guitar in the Cupola of the International Space Station.
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Station. 4 Astronaut Jeffrey Williams exercises on the Cycle Ergometer with Vibration Isolation System (CEVIS) in the Destiny
laboratory of the station. 5 JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 22 flight engineer, uses a vacuum cleaner during housekeeping 6 9 1010
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GOING GREEN:
T H E U LT I M AT E
RECYCLING
EXPERIENCE
A P R I L
2011

Rationing and recycling

are essential parts of life
on the station. For power,
light from the sun is
converted into electricity
through the use of solar
arrays. Wastewater is
collected, processed and
stored from the space
shuttle’s fuel cells as well
as from urine, oral hygiene
and hand washing, and
by condensing humidity
from the air. Careful
water recycling reduces
the amount required from
Earth to resupply the
station by 60 percent.

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1984 –atSTS-41C,
arrives first orbital
ISS. Continuous 1973 – Mariner 10. First 2002 – STS-110/8A, S0 truss Mercury astronauts, NASA’s first
2010 – STS-131/19A, MPLM satellite repair mission 2007 – ISS Expedition 15 2008 – ISS Expedition 17 astronaut class

10 11 12 13 14 15 16
human occupation of ISS spacecraft to explore
begins Mercury

7 8 9 10 11 Veterans Day
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1966 – Gemini XII 1971 – Mariner 9–Mars.

1996 – Mars Global 1961 – Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, first 1982 – STS-5. First space First spacecraft to orbit
human in space 1967 – Apollo 4
Surveyor shuttle operational mission another planet
1981 – STS-1, first space shuttle
14 15
(Columbia) mission
16 17 18
2005 – ISS Expedition 11
19 20

17 18 19 20 21 22 1998 – Zarya Control

23
1969 – Apollo 12 Module. ISS construction
2008 – STS-126 Supply 1973 – Skylab 4 begins

21 22 23 24 25 Thanksgiving Day 26 27
2001 – STS-100/6A, CSA-
2004 – ISS Expedition 9 Canadarm2 and MPLM

24 25 26 2002 – STS-113 P1 truss,

Expedition 6
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1967 – Soyuz 1 accident

1990 – STS-31, Hubble Space 1964 – Mariner 4–Mars
Telescope launched 1983
2003 – ISS Expedition 7 – STS-9. First
non-American participates 2000 – STS-97 P6 truss.
in U.S. mission First set of ISS solar arrays
S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
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October 2010

December 2010

1 While anchored to a foot restraint on the end of the Orbiter Boom Sensor System, astronaut Scott Parazynski, STS-120 mission 1 2 1 2 3 4
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specialist, assesses his repair work as the solar array is fully deployed during the mission’s fourth spacewalk. 2 Russian cosmonaut
Valery Tokarev holds a full Russian water (EDV) container as he conducts a water transfer from Progress water tanks. 3 NASA 14 25 63 7 4 8 59 6 51 762 7 38 49 10
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astronaut Jeffrey Williams installs a Urine Processor Assembly/Distillation Assembly (UPA DA) in the Water Recovery System
(WRS) rack in the Destiny laboratory of the station. 4 Astronaut Donald Pettit holds a Grab Sample Container (GSC) used for 6 9 10
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collecting air samples as part of station environmental monitoring. 5 The Expedition 19 crew celebrates the station’s recycled water
system with a “toast.” 6 Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin conducts a session for Russia’s Environmental Safety Agency (EKON), 13 19 17
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N O T Y O U R
A V E R A G E D A Y J O B
M A Y
2011 Spacewalks, global photography, scientific research, robotics – it’s just
another day at the office for space station crew members. Add to that the
maintenance of a spaceship the size of a football field and it’s easy to see how
busy life on orbit can be for the space station’s international crew. Inside
the station, astronauts prepare for spacewalks, perform important science
experiments and maintain equipment. All of these tasks keep the station an
exciting place to live and work in, one that benefits people here on Earth.

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1961 – Freedom 7. Alan Shepard Jr.,
first American in space

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2000 – Expedition 1
arrives at ISS. Continuous 1973 – Mariner 10. First 1973 – Skylab space station launched
2010 – STS-132/ULF4, MRM1

15 16 17 18 19 20 21
human occupation of ISS spacecraft to explore
begins Mercury

7 8 9 10 11 Veterans Day
12 13

1966 – Gemini XII 1971 – Mariner 9–Mars.

1996 – Mars Global 1982 – STS-5. First space First spacecraft to orbit
Surveyor 1967 – Apollo 4 shuttle operational mission another planet

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2000 – STS-101/2A.2a, Spacehab
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1969 – Apollo 12 Module. ISS construction
2008 – STS-126 Supply 1973 – Skylab 4 begins

21 22 23
24 25 Thanksgiving Day
26 first space
1999 – STS-96/2A-1, 27
1973 – Skylab 2, first U.S. shuttle to dock with ISS
space station crew 2009 – ISS Expedition 20

29 Memorial Day
30 31 2002 – STS-113 P1 truss,
Expedition 6

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1964 – Mariner 4–Mars2008 – STS-124/1JA, JAXA-

1983 – STS-9. First JEM-PM, JEM-RMS
non-American participates 2000 – STS-97 P6 truss.
in U.S. mission First set of ISS solar arrays
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December 2010

1 Astronaut Sunita Williams uses the Lab-on-a-Chip Application Development-Portable Test System (LOCAD-PTS) to test for 1 2 2 3 4
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biological and chemical substances from surfaces on board the station. 2 European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter works with
the Passive Observatories for Experimental Microbial Systems (POEMS) payload in the Minus Eighty Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS 3 4 5 6 7 1 8 29 5 6 7 8 19 102 113 4
(MELFI). 3 Astronaut Sunita Williams uses a pistol grip tool (PGT) as she participates in a spacewalk. 4 JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi,
Expedition 22 flight engineer, uses a still camera to photograph Earth from a window in the Cupola. 5 Thanks to the weightlessness of 3 6 137
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space, astronaut Greg Chamitoff isn’t toting the excessive weight load he appears to be while moving an experiment rack. 6 Astronauts
Julie Payette and Tim Kopra work the controls of the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) or Canadarm2.
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F R OM TH E
G R OU ND UP 4

JU NE

2011
From astronaut trainers,
food scientists and scuba
divers to the men and
women of Mission Control,
it takes more than a village
to support the International
Space Station. Ground
support for the station
involves more than
100,000 people in space
agencies at 500 contractor
3 facilities in 37 U.S. states.

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to soft land on the moon first successful flight

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Base System) and MPLM: ISS 2007 –atSTS-117/13A,
arrives S3/S4 truss1973 – Mariner 10. First
ISS. Continuous
Expedition 5 and solar arrays

12 13 14 15 16 17 18
human occupation of ISS spacecraft to explore
begins Mercury

7 8 9 10 11 Veterans Day
12 13

1966 – Gemini XII 1971 – Mariner 9–Mars.

1996 – Mars Global 1982 – STS-5. First space First spacecraft to orbit
Surveyor 1967 – Apollo 4 shuttleTereshkova,
1963 – Cosmonaut Valentina operational mission another
1983 planet
– STS-7, Sally Ride, first U.S.

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2010 – ISS Expedition 24
17 first female in space
18 19 20
female in space

19 20 Summer Begins
21 22 23 24 1998 – Zarya Control
25
1969 – Apollo 12 Module. ISS construction
2008 – STS-126 Supply 1973 – Skylab 4 begins

21 22 23 24 25 Thanksgiving Day 26 27

26 27 28 2002 – STS-113 P1 truss,

Expedition 6
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1995 – STS-71 Atlantis, first shuttle to

1964 – Mariner 4–Mars dock with Russian Mir space station 1971 – Soyuz 11 accident
1983 – STS-9. First
non-American participates 2000 – STS-97 P6 truss.
in U.S. mission First set of ISS solar arrays
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October 2010

December 2010

1 European Space Agency astronaut Frank De Winne participates in a training session in the Cupola module mock-up at NASA’s 1 2 1 2 3 4
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Johnson Space Center. Crew trainer Elizabeth Horton assists De Winne. 2 Spacewalkers on the STS-131 crew training in the Virtual
Reality Lab. 3 STS-131 crew training during deorbit prep training in the Fixed Base Trainer. 4 Astronaut Cady Coleman performs 1 2 3 34 45 65 7 6 8 79 5 6 7 8 9 10 111 2
a test of her extravehicular activity suit in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) Chamber at NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
5 Leland Melvin trains at a console in the simulation control area in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory. 6 Astronauts Mike Foreman 8 12 12
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and Randy Bresnik, STS-129 mission specialists, in training versions of their spacesuits, are about to be submerged in the water of
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INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
J U L Y
2011 It takes an enormous effort from people around the world to construct and
maintain the International Space Station. Across borders, people from a
variety of professions work together, meet challenges and collaborate down
to the last detail to achieve one of the greatest technological, geopolitical
and engineering accomplishments in human history. Fifteen nations have
contributed to the building of the station with over 40 missions and more
than 140 spacewalks.

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B E L G I U M - I N T E R N AT I O N A L E S A M E N W E R K I N G
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D E N M A R K - I N T E R N AT I O N A LT S A M A R B E J D E · F R A N C E - C O L L A B O R AT I O N I N T E R N AT I O N A L · G E R M A N Y - I N T E R N AT I O N A L E K O L L A B O R AT I O N · I TA LY - C O L L A B O R A Z I O N E I N T E R N A Z I O N A L E · T H E N E T H E R L A N D S
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1962 – Cape Canaveral, Fla.,
established as NASA Launch
Operations Center

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– Expedition
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at ISS. at
Continuous 1973 –1973
ISS. Continuous Mariner
– Mariner
10. First10. First
arrives at ISS. Continuous 1973 – Mariner 10. First
2006 – STS-121/ULF1-1, MPLM

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occupation
occupation spacecraft
of ISS of ISS spacecraft
to explore
to explorehuman occupation of ISS spacecraft to explore
begins begins MercuryMercury begins Mercury

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food, air and water for its
crew. The U.S., Russia,
Japan and Europe all have
vehicles that make deliveries
and the commercial sector is
developing spacecraft to help
keep the station “stocked.”

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S E P T E M B E R
2011 The station is the largest human-made
structure to be placed in orbit. The
Grey
truss, or Glacier
backbone, is the length of a
football field, including end zones,
and the solar arrays are 1.5 times
the width, which makes the station
about 170 ft. long and 360 ft. wide.
6
It was assembled in space like building
blocks, demonstrating human
capability to perform construction in
space. It can be seen from the ground
with the naked eye (go to http://
spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdatasightings/
index.html for sighting opportunities).

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F O R A L L H U M A N K I N D
2011
O C T O B E R
The techniques addressing astronaut health risks on long missions will
benefit patients suffering from similar conditions on Earth, such as bone
loss, muscle wasting, shift-related sleep disturbances and balance disorders.

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2011
laboratory is a technologically
sophisticated facility that
supports a wide range of
scientific inquiry in biology,
human physiology, physical
and materials sciences, and
Earth and space science.
Scientists from all over the
world are already using ISS
facilities, putting their talents
to work in almost all areas of
science and technology, and
sharing their knowledge to
make life on Earth better for
people of all nations.

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S3/S4
Exploration 2003 – Mars Exploration 2003
2003 –– Mars
Mars Exploration
Exploration
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1971 – Mariner 9-Mars, first spacecraft truss truss
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truss
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participates in U.S. mission becomes first shuttle to becomes first shuttle to becomes
becomes first
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SPACE IN
YOUR LIFE
D E CIn theE20thM BE R
2011

century, space
exploration has profoundly
impacted the way we
view ourselves, our world
and the way we live.
Our nation’s investment
in space has resulted in
numerous services and
products that affect our
everyday lives. Whether
we are making a trans-
Pacific telephone call,
creating with a computer-
aided design tool, using
our mobile phone,
wearing a pacemaker, or
undergoing an MRI, we
are using technology that
space exploration either
developed or improved.

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Module, first U.S. component ISS Expedition 4 19661972
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first crewed rendezvous between
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2007
– Mars 1970 – Venera
–– STS-117
STS-117
Exploration S3/S4
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2003 first human-
– Mars Exploration 2003
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Mars Exploration
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truss truss truss
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becomes first female becomes first female 1983 becomes
– STS-7.first
becomes first female
female
Sally Ride 1983 – STS-7. Sally Ride 1983
1983 –– STS-7.
STS-7. Sally
Sally Ride
Ride
in space in space in
in space
first U.S.space
female in space first U.S. female in space first
first U.S.
U.S. female
female in
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space

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to
dock with Russian Mir dock with Russian Mir dock
dock with Russian Mir
with Russian Mir
space station space
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– Soyuz 11 accident space
1971 – Soyuz
space station11 accident
station 1971
1971 –– Soyuz
Soyuz 11
11 accident
accident

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of the eye on cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov. This technology enables users with little training to send diagnostic-quality ultrasound
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