the international space station: more than you can imagine
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2011 American Astronautical Society Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium--William Gerstenmaier, NASATRANSCRIPT
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THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
William H. GerstenmaierSpace Operations Mission Directorate
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
More Than You Can Imagine
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KITTY HAWK, NORTH CAROLINA
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JAPANESE “HOPE” PAPER CRANES IN THE H-II TRANSFER VEHICLE
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COMBINED OPERATIONAL LOAD-BEARING EXTERNAL RESISTANCE TREADMILL
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HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGER FOR THE COASTAL OCEAN
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HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGER FOR THE COASTAL OCEAN
Baghdad, Iraq
Chesapeake Bay, USA
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SYNCHRONIZED POSITION HOLD, ENGAGE, REORIENT, EXPERIMENTAL SATELLITES
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ALPHA MAGNETIC SPECTROMETER
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THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION…
961110
32,033827,794
23,0001,800,000
90100,000
…BY THE NUMBERS
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THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION…
961110
32,033827,794
23,0001,800,000
90100,000
Hours of SpacewalksLaunchesCubic feet of pressurized volumePounds on-orbitMeals eatenLines of software codeKilowatts of powerPeople worldwide on the team
…BY THE NUMBERS
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59 COUNTRIES HAVE PARTICIPATED IN ISS UTILIZATIONTHROUGH 2010Argentina
AustraliaAustria
BrazilBulgaria
ByelorussiaChile
ChinaColumbia
CroatiaCzech Republic
Dominican RepublicEcuador
EgyptFiji
FinlandGreece
GuatemalaHungary
Ile de La ReunionIndia
Ireland
IsraelKazakhstanKenyaKuwaitLebanonMalaysiaMaliMexicoNew ZealandPeruPolandPortugalPuerto RicoRepublic of KoreaRomaniaSenegalSloveniaSouth AfricaTaiwanThailandTurkeyUkraine
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ISS RESEARCH ACCOMPLISHMENTS(Expeditions 0 – 24, September 2000 – October 2010, data as of January 20, 2011)
CSA ESA JAXA NASA Roscosmos0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Biology and Biotechnology
Earth and Space Science
Educational Activities
Human Research
Physical Sciences
Technology
• Expeditions 0 – 24• 1149 Investigations• 454 completed investigations• 734 International Partner investigations• 25 National Lab investigations
> 1600 scientists• 310+ scientific publications (international
count ongoing)
Ice Crystal
MSL-CETSOL and MICAST
Marangoni
ALTEA-Shield
APEX-CSA
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THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION