International Space Station

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.
www.esa.int/esaMI/ATV/index.html

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

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

CNN - City in Space - News coverage from CNN. Includes interactive multimedia.
www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/space/station/

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.
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.
www.esa.int/export/esaHS/ESARZS0VMOC_iss_0.html

Cupola - Provides design and project overview of the main observation post on the station.
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.
www.esa.int/export/esaHS/ESAOXX0VMOC_iss_0.html

Discovery Online - Provides comprehensive space station news coverage by a television producer. Includes picture galleries, virtual tours.
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.
eol.jsc.nasa.gov/

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

The European Robotic Arm - Provides project overview and data on the walking robot planned to service the Russian segment.
www.esa.int/export/esaHS/ESAQEI0VMOC_iss_0.html

Facility Support Center for BIOLAB - Contains overview of a facility in Switzerland supporting users of the BIOLAB experiment.
www.spacebiol.ethz.ch/biotesc/index

Future of Canadian Space Exploration - Includes a brief introduction on Canada's involvement in the space station.
www.mark-ma.8m.com/space/index.html

The History of Space Stations - Features a brief history article on the space stations by a writer and space professional.
www.mariannedyson.com/stationhistory.html

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

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.
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.
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.
www.issfanclub.com/

The Japanese Experiment Module - Includes overview, descriptions and utilization guides for "Kibo", Japan's contribution to the International Space Station.
iss.sfo.jaxa.jp/iss/index_e.html

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.
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.
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.
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.
www.pbs.org/spacestation/series.htm

Potomac Institute Commercialization Study - Features a report resulting from a NASA grant to a policy studies organization. [PDF 303K/82 pages]
www.potomacinstitute.org/publications/studies/isscstudy.pdf

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

Space Station Science Operations - Features news and overview of all scientific experiments onboard the station. Includes a variety of background material and links.
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.
www.spacetoday.org/SpaceStations.html

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

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

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

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

Zarya - Offers summaries of the construction and expeditions to the space station, by an author specializing in Russian space history.
www.zarya.info/Diaries/ISS/Index.htm