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International Space Station: 

International Space Station IEEE Sections Congress 18 October 2002 W. Michael Hawes

Progress to Date: 

Progress to Date How has this global team done so far? Since November 1998 15 Space Shuttle missions 8 Progress launches 4 Soyuz launches 2 Proton launches 1 Soyuz Russian Docking Module launch Since November 2000 4 Crew expeditions are complete Expedition 5 completes with the November Shuttle (STS 113) launch Continuous human presence for nearly two years

Progress to Date: 

Progress to Date

Progress to Date: 

Progress to Date

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The International Partners Europe: Canada United States Russia Japan France, United Kingdom, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Spain, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland

The International Space StationProgram Characteristics: 

The International Space Station Program Characteristics Single, integrated facility Finite resources that must be shared Activities of any partner affects the other partners Research activities cover multiple disciplines with different needs Assembled over a period of years, so its capabilities increase over time Requires operations, maintenance and resupply The ISS requires coordination and sharing of utilization and operations tasks.

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Zarya (Dawn) Control Module (Russian Built, US Owned) S0 Truss Segment (U.S.) Russian Elements U.S. Core Elements U.S. Owned, Partner built, to be added Canadian Elements European Elements Japanese Elements S4 Truss Segment Solar Alpha Rotary Joint S3 Truss Segment ISS Core Program: President’s FY 2003 Budget International Space Station Express Pallet Science Power Platform Research Module Research Module Universal Docking Module (Russian) JEM Exposed Section Docking and Stowage Module European Lab Columbus Orbital Facility SPDM

International Space Station: 

International Space Station 15 nations working through 5 space agencies All partners: have a role in management have the rights to research space and resources share operating costs provide Space Station crew have a right of access through launch and return transportation services Other nations can participate with partner sponsorship

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Management Complexity Decision-making times 15! Budget constraints and processes times 15! Continuous operations over many time zones Differing domestic R&D goals All countries must demonstrate value to their stakeholders Communications through many languages - interpreters are a way of life The role of the NASA liaison has evolved dramatically Elements of Int’l Cooperation

Elements of Int’l Cooperation: 

Elements of Int’l Cooperation Technical and Programmatic Complexity Must assure that safety is understood and maintained consistently Differing specifications, standards, and assumptions Assuring that engineering interfaces are controlled, tested and verified Software!!! Monitoring progress and get ting early warning of problems Planning for the logistics and resupply of ISS is a new problem for NASA and this team - a multi-vehicle, multi-flow problem Political complexity Budgetary and bureaucratic uncertainties - different political cycles Potential linkage to political activities

How has it worked?: 

How has it worked? ISS has been successful to date due to a number of factors: NASA had to step up to the managing partner role. Firm control of interfaces across organizations and technical elements Firm configuration control Testing and new verification techniques Relationship building cannot be under estimated… International Partner discussions are always challenging, but maintaining calm waters is essential in the overall visibility of this program

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Elements On Orbit (As of Oct. ‘ 02) U.S. Core Elements to be added U.S. Owned, Partner built, to be added International Elements to be added ISS Core Program: President’s FY 2003 Budget