Web Directory

» Belgian International Space Station User Support Center
   Provides contacts, documentation, news and events for the scientific users of the space station.
   http://www.busoc.be/

» 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

» Cupola
   Provides design and project overview of the main observation post on the station.
   http://www.esa.int/export/esaHS/ESA65K0VMOC_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

» 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

» 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/

» 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

» 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

» 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

» Human Spaceflight
   Dedicated to humans in space and the continuing construction of the International Space Station. Includes information on space shuttle missions.
   http://www.human-spaceflight.co.uk/

» 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/

» 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.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/stationpayloads/index.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

» 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

» 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

» Scientific American: Missed Deadlines
   News article about difficulties with the Russian participation (1998).
   http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=missed-deadlines

» 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.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/science/payload_ops.html

» 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

» 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

» 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

» 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/esaMI/ATV/index.html

» 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

» 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

» 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

» 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

» 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