The Next Steps
With the successful flight of STS-114 in July 2005 and the second Return-to-Flight mission of STS-121 in July 2006, NASA revised the Shuttle manifest pending the retirement of the vehicle in 2010. There is also another servicing mission planned for the Hubble Space Telescope in 2008.
Table 9.1. ISS Assembly Manifest |
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Launch Date |
Assembly Flight |
Launch Vehicle |
Element(s) |
2006 Dec 14 |
12A |
Discovery STS-116 |
P5 Truss SpaceHab single module Integrated Cargo Carrier (ICC) |
2007 Feb 22 |
13A |
Atlantis STS-117 |
S3/S4 Truss with Photovoltaic Radiator 3rd set of solar arrays and batteries |
2007 May 1 |
ATV1 |
Ariane 5 |
European Automated Transfer Vehicle |
2007 Jun 11 |
13A.1 |
Endeavour STS-118 |
SpaceHab single module S5 Truss External Stowage Platform 3 (ESP 3) |
2007 Aug 9 |
10A |
Atlantis STS-120 |
Node 2 Sidewall – Power and Data Grapple Fixture (PGDF) |
2007 Oct |
1E |
Shuttle STS-122 |
Columbus European laboratory Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure – Non-Deployable (MPESS-ND) |
2007 Dec |
1J/A |
Shuttle |
Kibo Japanese Experiment Logistics Module – Pressurised Section (ELM-PS) Spacelab Pallet – Deployable 1 (SLP-D1) with Canadian Special Purpose Dextrous Manipulator, Dextre |
2008 Feb |
1J |
Shuttle |
Kibo Japanese Experiment Module – Pressurised Module (JEM-PM) Japanese Remote Manipulator System (JEM RMS) |
2008 Jun |
15A |
Shuttle STS-119 |
S6 Truss Fourth set of solar arrays and batteries |
2008 Aug |
ULF2 |
Shuttle |
Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) |
2008 Oct |
2J/A |
Shuttle |
Kibo Japanese Experiment Module Exposed Facility (JEM EF) Kibo Japanese Experiment Logistics Module – Exposed Section (ELM-ES) Spacelab Pallet – Deployable 2 (SLP-D2) |
Dec 2008 |
3R |
Proton |
Multipurpose Laboratory Module with |
European Robotic Arm (ERA) |
Table 9.1 (cont.) |
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Launch |
Assembly |
Launch |
Element(s) |
Date |
Flight |
Vehicle |
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2009 Jan |
17A |
Shuttle |
Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure Carrier (LMC) Three crew quarters, galley, second treadmill (TVIS2) Crew Health Care System (CHeCS 2) |
Establish Six Person Crew Capability |
2009 Feb |
HTV-1 |
H-IIA |
Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle |
2009 April |
ULF3 |
Shuttle |
EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 1 (ELC 1) EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 2 (eLC 2) |
2009 July |
19A |
Shuttle |
Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure Carrier (LMC) |
2009 Oct |
ULF4 |
Shuttle |
EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 3 (ELC 3) EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 4 (ELC 4) |
2010 Jan |
20A |
Shuttle |
Node 3 with Cupola |
2010 July |
ULF5 |
Shuttle |
EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 5 (ELC 5) EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 1 (eLC 1) |
ISS Assembly Complete |
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Under Review |
9R |
Proton |
Research Module |
Dates listed are subject to change. There will continue to be additional Progress and Soyuz flights for crew transport, logistics and re-supply.