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

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.)

Launch

Assembly

Launch

Element(s)

Date

Flight

Vehicle

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

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.