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1. Artist's rendition of Zarya, the first ISS module launched into Earth orbit. November 1998. |
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2. Artist's rendition of Zarya (with solar panels) and Unity, joined into the embryonic beginning of the ISS, orbiting Earth. December 1998. |
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3. Artist's rendition of the growing ISS after the Service Module has docked with Zarya-Unity. July 1999. |
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4. Artist's rendition of the ISS orbiting Earth when the first crew--the Expedition 1 Crew--will take up residence in it. From left to right, the image shows Soyuz (the Russian crew-transfer vehicle from Earth to the ISS), the Service Module, Zarya, and Unity. Early in 2000. |
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5. Expedition 1 Crew (from the left): William M. Shepherd (Capt., USN), Expedition commander; Yuri Gidzenko (Col., Russian Air Force), Soyuz commander; and Sergei Krikalev, flight engineer. |
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6. Artist's rendition of the ISS after its completion in 2004, orbiting more than 200 miles above Earth. The completed station will consist of more than 100 components, including living, laboratory, and docking modules, trusses, solar panels, heat radiators, and other essential parts. It will then stretch out longer than a football field and weigh nearly 500 tons. |
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7. Breakdown of the ISS by components. |