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US roots of the ISS project


US roots of the ISS project - RussianSpaceWeb.com

In 1972, Nixon administration approved the development of the reusable Space Shuttle as a main direction for the US manned space program.

ISS History & Timeline - ISS National Lab

Explore the rich history and milestones of the International Space Station (ISS) through the ISS National Lab's detailed timeline.

Space Station 20th: Historical Origins of ISS - NASA

The new outpost would be called International Space Station (ISS). In preparation for ISS operations, between 1995 and 1998 seven US astronauts ...

International Space Station - NASA

One of the early concepts was the US Army Project Horizon modular orbital station which would serve to house crews and refuel spacecraft on ...

Origins of the International Space Station - Wikipedia

The space station was also going to tie the emerging European and Japanese national space programmes closer to the US-led project, thereby preventing those ...

International Space Station — Everything you need to know

The ISS is not owned by one single nation and is a "co-operative programme" between Europe, the United States, Russia, Canada and Japan, ...

International Space Station (ISS) | Facts, Missions, & History

The project, which began as an American effort, was long delayed by funding and technical problems. Originally called Freedom in the 1980s by ...

20 Years Ago, Space Station Construction Begins - NASA

The United States invited Canada, Japan, and the European Space Agency (ESA) to join the project in 1988, and five years later President Bill ...

The story of the ISS

By the early 1980s, Europe had secured itself access to space. The Ariane launch rocket was proving a huge success and the Spacelab laboratory, ...

The eighth wonder of the world: the history of the ISS

The origins of the ISS concept can be traced back to the mid-1970s. At that time, NASA began building the Space Shuttle reusable spacecraft. It ...

The History of the ISS: From a Project to Scientific Revelation

Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States of America, during the 'Space Race' between the U.S. and the Soviet Union meant to ...

International Space Station, ISS - RussianSpaceWeb.com

The first launch within the ISS program took place in November 1998 and by 2010, a total of 100 missions had been launched by US, Russia, Europe and Japan from ...

History of the ISS project

This program was planned as a manned space project to follow the Space Shuttle program, utilize space environment in the future, and serve as an ...

The history and future of the International Space Station

The International Space Station project grew out of NASA's plans to construct a space station called Freedom, announced in 1984. Largely for budgetary reasons, ...

How Cold War Politics Shaped the International Space Station

This, understandably, led to some tension on the project, particularly between the US and Europe. When NASA first invited the European countries ...

Introduction to the International Space Station - ISS National Lab

Begun in November 1998, with the launch of the Zarya module on a Russian Proton rocket, the modular construction of the ISS is largely complete. The only ...

International Space Station programme - Wikipedia

It was conceived in September 1993 by the United States and Russia after 1980s plans for separate American (Freedom) and Soviet (Mir-2) space stations failed ...

A Brief History of Space Exploration | The Aerospace Corporation

4, 1957, the Soviets launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, into space. Four years later on April 12, 1961, Russian Lt. Yuri Gagarin became the ...

The History of the U.S. Space Race | OER Commons

It orbits the Earth around 400 km, and it's a joint project of five space agencies between Europe, the US, Russia, Canada, and Japan. (Howell, 2022) The ISS ...

International Space Station - NASA

ISS National Laboratory ... In an effort to expand the research opportunities of this unparalleled platform, the space station was designated as a U.S. National ...