Table of Contents
The International Space Station: Operating an Outpost in the New Frontier
- Front Matter i3 free
- Chapter 1. Systems: International Space Station Planning—A Roadmap to Getting It All Done 135
- Chapter 2. Day in the Life: Living and Working in Space and on the Ground 1953
- Chapter 3. Systems: Structure and Mechanisms—The International Space Station’s Skeleton 3569
- Chapter 4. Day in the Life: The Making of a Mission 6094
- Chapter 5. Systems: Command and Data Handling—The Brains of the International Space Station 91125
- Chapter 6. Day in the Life: “Brain Transplants”on the International Space Station 109143
- Chapter 7. Systems: Motion Control System—Navigator of the Heavens 118152
- Chapter 8. Day in the Life: Debris Avoidance—Navigating the Occasionally Unfriendly Skies of Low-Earth Orbit 139173
- Chapter 9. Systems: Electrical Power System—The Power Behind It All 155189
- Chapter 10. Day in the Life: Preparing for the Unexpected 173207
- Chapter 11. Systems: Thermal Control—the “Circulatory System” of the International Space Station 191225
- Chapter 12. Day in the Life: Empty House—Decrewing the International Space Station 209243
- Chapter 13. Systems: Communications and Tracking—The Vital Link to the International Space Station 221255
- Chapter 14. Day in the Life: Vital Visiting Vehicles—Keeping the Remote Outpost Crewed and Operating 233267
- Chapter 15. Systems: Robotics—the Construction Equipment for the International Space Station 249283
- Chapter 16. Day in the Life: In-Flight Maintenance 267301
- Chapter 17. Systems: Extravehicular Activities—Building a Space Station 279313
- Chapter 18. Day in the Life: Risky and Rewarding Spacewalks—Space Shuttle Mission STS-120/ISS-10A 305339
- Chapter 19. Systems: Environmental Control and Life Support System—Supporting the Human Elementof the International Space Station 333367
- Chapter 20. Day in the Life: When Major Anomalies Occur 353387
- Appendix 379413