I had no idea the Space Station had grown to this size

[divn4$]

Look at what happened from 1998 until 2008. In just ten years it has grown and grown.Watch the pieces come together as they are sent up from Earth. This is the International Space Station (ISS) Assembly diagram, piece by piece.
This is really cool


http://i.usatoday.net/tech/graphics/iss_timeline/flash.htm

 

[divn4$]

Fixed link

 

[m657]

great.....now that we almost got it built, our flivver program gets the axe....

 

[bobelk99]

Thanks for info of which I had no idea!

 

[monet61]

Thanks, that was interesting...

 

[labworm]

Thanks for the post, interesting.

 

[rags]

Cool animation! Thanks!!

rags

 

[Gutpile Charlie]

I didn't know it was that big either. Now that all that stuff is there....we don't have a vehicle to continue to go there.

Great thinking!

 

[sheriffoconee]

I actually enjoyed that, thanks

 

[hberttmank]

Hey that is really cool, thanks for the the link.

 

[W.E.G.]

kinda reminded me of when we was upgrading our still

 

[firebirdude]

Now that we've built it up... let's pass it to the Russians.

 

[jkc]

This happened because it was not shrink wrapped, only vacuum packed...

 

[7tenz]

Spaceweather.com has a page where you can track some interesting space stuff like the space station. Enter a zip code and hit go.

It is really bright and easy to see. Obviously, it is only visible for a coupla hours before sunrise or after sunset. Even with all the air traffic here in so cal, it is also easy to differentiate from aircraft.

 

[SWBigBang]

Interesting. Its a same to leave it floating up there and no US space program to make use of it.

 

[mod34]

Is there anyone at the space station currently?

 

[Stan]

According to NASA, expedition 27 is on station until Sept:

NASA - International Space Station

 

[Brian41]

Quite a piece of works going on there and I didn't know. Makes you wonder the cost of even the tiny bits added.
Too bad we'll be hitching a ride to there for some years yet.

 

[Joe in SC]

Think those engineers played with LEGO and Erector Sets when they were kids ?

 

[zoom6zoom]

I didn't know it was that big either. Now that all that stuff is there....we don't have a vehicle to continue to go there.

Great thinking!

I guess they think their "high speed rail" project will get us there.