The operating an outpost in the new frontier Dempsey, Robert C. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center text bibliography txu 2017 monographic eng

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xxxi, 402 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm Looks at the operations of the International Space Station from the perspective of the Houston flight control team, under the leadership of NASA's flight directors, who authored the book. The book provides insight into the vast amount of time and energy that these teams devote to the development, planning and integration of a mission before it is executed. The passion and attention to detail of the flight control team members, who are always ready to step up when things do not go well, is a hallmark of NASA human spaceflight operations. With tremendous support from the ISS program office and engineering community, the flight control team has made the International Space Station and the programs before it a success. Systems: International Space Station Planning: A roadmap to getting it all done -- Day in the life: Living and working in space and on the ground -- Systems: Structure and Mechanisms: The International Space Station's skeleton -- Day in the life: The making of a mission -- Systems: Command and Data Handling: The brains of the International Space Station -- Day in the life: "Brain transplants" on the International Space Station -- Systems: Motion Control System: Navigator of the heavens -- Day in the life: Debris avoidance: Navigating the occasionally unfriendly skies of low-Earth orbit -- Systems: Electrical Power System: The power behind it all -- Day in the life: Preparing for the unexpected -- Systems: Thermal Control: The "circulatory system" of the International Space Station -- Day in the life: Empty house: Decrewing the International Space Station -- Systems: Communications and Tracking: The vital link to the International Space Station -- Day in the life: Vital visiting vehicles: Keeping the remote outpost crewed and operating -- Systems: Robotics: The construction equipment for the International Space Station -- Day in the life: In-flight maintenance -- Systems: Extravehicular Activities: Building a space station -- Day in the life: Risky and rewarding spacewalks: Space Shuttle Mission STS-120/ISS-10A -- Systems: Environmental Control and Life Support System: Supporting the human element of the International Space Station -- Day in the life: When major anomalies occur. executive editor, Robert Dempsey. Shipping list no.: 2018-0171-P. Includes bibliographical references (pages 384-385) and index. International Space Station. United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. International Space Station. United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Space stations International cooperation Space stations International cooperation TL797 .I58 2017 629.442 qI61Zi 2017 NAS 1.21:2017-634 NAS 1.21:2017-634 Online version: Houston, Texas : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, [2017] (OCoLC)1031401172 9780160943898 0160943892 2018379003 https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo90940 https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo90940 PUCPR 180406 20180911101137.0 on1030748148 eng