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About all aspects of the International Space Station, with the exception of educational sites (found under /Science/Technology/Space/Education). The category is intended for both space professionals and laymen alike.

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Space Today Online

Offers e-zine with comprehensive news and coverage of all aspects of space stations by a space writer. Includes historical material on previous stations.
http://www.spacetoday.org/SpaceStations.html

Future of Canadian Space Exploration

Includes a brief introduction on Canada's involvement in the space station.
http://www.mark-ma.8m.com/space/index.html

CNN - City in Space

News coverage from CNN. Includes interactive multimedia.
http://cnn.com/SPECIALS/space/station/

Human Spaceflight

Comprehensive and updated resource on ISS by NASA. Includes operational news, wide range of background material, archives, image gallery and planned missions.
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/index.html

Marshall Space Flight Center

Provides a fact sheet outlining the center's role in the space station, in particular payload operations and microgravity research.
http://www1.msfc.nasa.gov/NEWSROOM/background/facts/iss.htm

Boeing

Features the prime contractor's overview of the design, its assembly sequence in space and scientific use.
http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/spacestation/index.html

Mission STS-100/6A

Provides overview of the shuttle mission with Chris Hadfield that delivered the Canadian robot arm to the space station in 2001.
http://www.space.gc.ca/sts100-mission

How Space Stations Work

Illustrated tutorial about what a space station looks like, what will it be like to live and work in space, and what problems are involved in building one.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/space-station.htm

CBC News: The International Space Station

News article with particular emphasis on the Canadian role.
http://cbc.ca/news/indepth/facts/intl_spacestation.html

CBC News: Canadarm2

News account providing an in-depth look at the new Canadian robot arm for the space station.
http://cbc.ca/news/indepth/background/canadarm2.html

Zarya

Offers summaries of the construction and expeditions to the space station, by an author specializing in Russian space history.
http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/ISS/Index.htm
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Scientific American: Missed Deadlines

News article about difficulties with the Russian participation (1998).
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=00011351-6FA9-1CE2-95FB809EC588EF21

ESA - Human Space Flight

Features overview of European participation in the International Space Station, with projects, news and events.
http://www.esa.int/export/esaHS/iss.html

Belgian International Space Station User Support Center

Provides contacts, documentation, news and events for the scientific users of the space station.
http://www.oma.be/B.USOC

Discovery Online

Provides comprehensive space station news coverage by a television producer. Includes picture galleries, virtual tours.
http://www.discovery.com/stories/science/iss/iss.html

Earth Sciences and Image Analysis

Includes a searchable, updated database of Earth photos made from the space station's windows.
http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/

Space Station User's Guide

Includes updated news on all aspects of the space station from an on-line news provider.
http://www.spaceref.com/iss/

Houston Chronicle: Space Station

Provides regular news coverage and an archive of ISS-related articles from a newspaper in Texas.
http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/space/station

Kennedy Space Center

Offers overview of the ISS payload and system launch processing. Includes outreach, multimedia and live feeds from the Space Station Processing Facility.
http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/iss/index.htm

PBS - Space Station : The Series

Offers an overview of a television series. Includes a variety of supporting material for the public.
http://www.pbs.org/spacestation/series.htm

The Columbus Laboratory

Includes project overview, news and events from the team in the European Space Agency managing the development of this module of the ISS.
http://www.esa.int/export/esaHS/ESAAYI0VMOC_iss_0.html

The Crew Return Vehicle

Overview of a project to develop a manned spacecraft to return the crew to Earth in case of an emergency.
http://www.esa.int/export/esaHS/ESARZS0VMOC_iss_0.html

Human Presence in Space

Offers an overview and updates on the ISS project with emphasis on the Canadian participation. Includes links to information about the Canadian Space Agency, its projects, and Canadian astronauts.
http://www.space.gc.ca/csa_sectors/human_presence/iss/default.asp

Status Reports

Offers current and past station official status reports. Provided by the flight operations authority.
http://www.spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/index.html

Space Station Science Operations

Features news and overview of all scientific experiments onboard the station. Includes a variety of background material and links.
http://www.scipoc.msfc.nasa.gov/

SpaceOnLine News

Provides news briefs and links related to the station with emphasis on radio amateurs. Includes call signs of astronauts.
http://www.spaceonline.tv/iss.htm

SPACEnet 99

Overview of ISS activities and news by a German provider. Includes mission, crew aspects and supporting material.
http://www.ag-99.de/spacenet/main/main.html

Spaceprogram.co.uk

Provides a collection of briefs and multimedia material compiled from other web sources.
http://www.spaceprogram.co.uk

Station Construction

Provides a compilation of current status, crew and plans for the construction of the station and its elements.
http://www.geocities.com/i_s_s_alpha/iss_alpha.htm

The Automated Transfer Vehicle

Includes project overview, news and events from the team in the European Space Agency managing the development of this supply spacecraft for the station.
http://www.esa.int/export/esaHS/ESAPHYU9EYC_iss_0.html

Data Management System

Provides factsheet for the DMS-R computers, in the Russian Service Module 'Zvezda', providing the overall control of the Russian segment.
http://www.esa.int/export/esaHS/ESAOXX0VMOC_iss_0.html

Cupola

Provides design and project overview of the main observation post on the station.
http://www.esa.int/export/esaHS/ESA65K0VMOC_iss_0.html

Node 2: Connecting Module

Offers data sheets on the module connection the truss structure and the US laboratory to other elements.
http://www.esa.int/export/esaHS/ESAWEL0VMOC_iss_0.html

Node 3: Connecting Module

Offers data sheets on the module that connects elements and house a number of life support systems.
http://www.esa.int/export/esaHS/ESAFQL0VMOC_iss_0.html

The European Robotic Arm

Provides project overview and data on the walking robot planned to service the Russian segment.
http://www.esa.int/export/esaHS/ESAQEI0VMOC_iss_0.html

Energia

Provides comprehensive project overview and news from the prime Russian ISS contractor, with emphasis on the Russian elements.
http://www.energia.ru/english/energia/iss/iss.html

The Japanese Experiment Module

Includes overview, descriptions and utilization guides for "Kibo", Japan's contribution to the International Space Station.
http://iss.sfo.jaxa.jp/iss/index_e.html

ISS Fan Club

A club of space enthusiast following ISS missions and contacting crews by amateur radio. Offers news, forums and tracking information.
http://www.issfanclub.com/

The History of Space Stations

Features a brief history article on the space stations by a writer and space professional.
http://www.mariannedyson.com/stationhistory.html

Potomac Institute Commercialization Study

Features a report resulting from a NASA grant to a policy studies organization. [PDF 303K/82 pages]
http://www.potomacinstitute.org/publications/studies/isscstudy.pdf

Facility Support Center for BIOLAB

Contains overview of a facility in Switzerland supporting users of the BIOLAB experiment.
http://www.spacebiol.ethz.ch/biotesc/index

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