International Space Station - American University in Bulgaria国际空间站-保加利亚美国大学.ppt

International Space Station What is it all about? A research facility assembled in orbit arround Earth Joint project between five space agencies National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA, United States) Russian Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos, Russian Federation) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA, Japan) Canadian Space Agency (CSA, Canada) European Space Agency (ESA, Europe) A Continuation of… the U.S. Space Station Freedom The ISS is a merger of Freedom with other previously planned space stations. projected completion date of 2010 Largest so far ;P Space Stations: Russias Mir 2, European Columbus and the Japanese Experiment Module The Space Analog of Scapto? The first resident crew entered the station on November 2nd, 2000 Provides a permanent human presence in space Structures and design a set of communicating pressurized modules connected to a truss Powered by the Sun Pressurized modules so far… Modules Launched two Russian modules Zarya and Zvezda and two US modules Destiny and Node 1. Modules to be Launched Harmony (Node 2) — August 2007 Columbus Laboratory Module — October 2007 Japanese Experiment Module — 2008/2009 Multipurpose Laboratory Module — 2009 Node 3 and Cupola — 2010 Russian Research Module — 2010 or later Life Support Provides/controls elements such as atmospheric pressure, oxygen levels, water, fire extinguishing etc. The system recycles fluid from the sink, shower, urine, and condensation The Costs… An estimated 100-130 billion $ A Ferrari Enzo Some criticism A waste of both time and tax money Those money could be spent for solving Earth problems Actual research has been trivial even compared to low expectations Requires too much maintenance Its highly inclined orbit, means American launches need to carry more fuel THANK YOU! * * A full Harvard Tuition for four years Feed some hungry kids