• Page iFront Matter

    • Page iFront Matter
    • Page iiiDedication
    • Page ivForeword
    • Page vPreface
    • Page viTable of Contents
    • Page ixIntroduction
  • Page 1Chapter 1. Systems: International Space Station Planning—A Roadmap to Getting It All Done
  • Page 19Chapter 2. Day in the Life: Living and Working in Space and on the Ground
  • Page 35Chapter 3. Systems: Structure and Mechanisms—The International Space Station’s Skeleton
  • Page 60Chapter 4. Day in the Life: The Making of a Mission
  • Page 91Chapter 5. Systems: Command and Data Handling—The Brains of the International Space Station
  • Page 109Chapter 6. Day in the Life: “Brain Transplants”on the International Space Station
  • Page 118Chapter 7. Systems: Motion Control System—Navigator of the Heavens
  • Page 139Chapter 8. Day in the Life: Debris Avoidance—Navigating the Occasionally Unfriendly Skies of Low-Earth Orbit
  • Page 155Chapter 9. Systems: Electrical Power System—The Power Behind It All
  • Page 173Chapter 10. Day in the Life: Preparing for the Unexpected
  • Page 191Chapter 11. Systems: Thermal Control—the “Circulatory System” of the International Space Station
  • Page 209Chapter 12. Day in the Life: Empty House—Decrewing the International Space Station
  • Page 221Chapter 13. Systems: Communications and Tracking—The Vital Link to the International Space Station
  • Page 233Chapter 14. Day in the Life: Vital Visiting Vehicles—Keeping the Remote Outpost Crewed and Operating
  • Page 249Chapter 15. Systems: Robotics—the Construction Equipment for the International Space Station
  • Page 267Chapter 16. Day in the Life: In-Flight Maintenance
  • Page 279Chapter 17. Systems: Extravehicular Activities—Building a Space Station
  • Page 305Chapter 18. Day in the Life: Risky and Rewarding Spacewalks—Space Shuttle Mission STS-120/ISS-10A
  • Page 333Chapter 19. Systems: Environmental Control and Life Support System—Supporting the Human Elementof the International Space Station
  • Page 353Chapter 20. Day in the Life: When Major Anomalies Occur

  • Page 379Appendix

    • Page 379Appendix
    • Page 380Acronyms and Nomenclature
    • Page 384References
    • Page 385Acknowledgments
    • Page 387About the Authors
    • Page 390Index