| Preface | p. ix |
| List of figures | p. xiii |
| Resources | p. xix |
| Conversion table | p. xxi |
| Early construction | p. 1 |
| What is the International Space Station? | p. 1 |
| Partners | p. 13 |
| America | p. 14 |
| Russia | p. 16 |
| Canada | p. 20 |
| Europe | p. 22 |
| Japan | p. 26 |
| Brazil | p. 28 |
| The ISS Management and Cost Evaluation Task Force | p. 29 |
| ISS Management and Cost Evaluation Task Force | p. 30 |
| Special findings | p. 31 |
| Special recommendations | p. 31 |
| "Pioneer the future" | p. 33 |
| Commencing the Integrated Truss Structure | p. 35 |
| STS-108 begins Expedition-4 | p. 35 |
| Expedition-4 | p. 43 |
| Progress M1-8 | p. 51 |
| European commercialisation | p. 52 |
| Words of warning | p. 52 |
| NASA's costings criticised | p. 53 |
| STS-110 delivers the Starboard-0 ITS | p. 53 |
| Soyuz TM-34 delivers a fresh Crew Return Vehicle | p. 62 |
| STS-111 delivers Expedition-5 and repairs the SSRMS | p. 65 |
| Expedition-5 | p. 73 |
| Shuttle fleet grounded | p. 74 |
| The International Partners have problems | p. 75 |
| Progress M-46 | p. 75 |
| More criticism | p. 78 |
| Revival of the Crew Return Vehicle | p. 79 |
| In orbit, life goes on | p. 79 |
| Progress M1-9 | p. 83 |
| STS-112 delivers the Starboard-1 ITS | p. 83 |
| Soyuz TMA-1, first of a new class | p. 91 |
| STS-113 installs the Port-1 ITS | p. 95 |
| ISS, the future | p. 103 |
| Expedition-6 | p. 103 |
| Triumph and tragedy | p. 109 |
| "Columbia is lost-there are no survivors" | p. 109 |
| Progress M-47 | p. 114 |
| Continued operations | p. 118 |
| Soyuz TMA-2 delivers Expedition-7, the first "caretaker crew" | p. 122 |
| ESA moves ahead | p. 126 |
| Expedition-7 | p. 126 |
| Progress M1-10 | p. 128 |
| Theory tested, and confirmed | p. 132 |
| Columbia Accident Investigation Report | p. 135 |
| Progress M-48 | p. 139 |
| China joins the spacefaring nations | p. 141 |
| ISS, safe haven for Shuttle crews | p. 142 |
| Soyuz TMA-3 delivers the Expedition-8 crew | p. 142 |
| Expedition-8 | p. 147 |
| "Let us continue the journey" | p. 154 |
| Progress M1-11 | p. 157 |
| Soyuz TMA-4 delivers the Expedition-9 crew | p. 161 |
| Expedition-9 | p. 163 |
| Progress M-49 | p. 166 |
| Russia calls for 12-month Expedition flights | p. 166 |
| Progress M-50 | p. 171 |
| Hurricane Francis visits Cape Canaveral | p. 171 |
| Soyuz TMA-5 delivers the Expedition-10 crew | p. 174 |
| Expedition-10 | p. 177 |
| A new Russian launch schedule | p. 180 |
| NASA's budget approved | p. 181 |
| Soyuz TMA-5 relocated | p. 181 |
| Progress M-51 | p. 182 |
| Progress M-52 | p. 186 |
| Michael Griffin takes over at NASA | p. 187 |
| Soyuz TMA-6 delivers the Expedition-11 crew | p. 190 |
| Expedition-11 | p. 192 |
| Progress M-53 | p. 197 |
| Return to flight | p. 198 |
| STS-114: a temporary return to flight | p. 200 |
| Expedition-11 continues | p. 210 |
| Progress M-54 | p. 211 |
| Soyuz TMA-7 delivers the Expedition-12 crew | p. 212 |
| Expedition-12 | p. 214 |
| Progress M-55 | p. 217 |
| Soyuz TMA-8 delivers the Expedition-13 crew | p. 223 |
| Expedition-13 | p. 225 |
| Progress M-56 | p. 227 |
| Progress M-57 | p. 230 |
| Recovery and restructuring | p. 231 |
| STS-121 returns the Shuttle to flight | p. 231 |
| Return to three Expedition crew members | p. 240 |
| STS-115 delivers the port-3/4 ITS | p. 243 |
| Soyuz TMA-9 delivers the Expedition-14 crew | p. 251 |
| Expedition-14 | p. 254 |
| Progress M-58 | p. 256 |
| STS-116 delivers "Puny" | p. 258 |
| Continuing the routine | p. 266 |
| Progress M-59 | p. 268 |
| The Lisa Nowak affair | p. 270 |
| More extravehicular activity | p. 271 |
| OKA-T module | p. 274 |
| Soyuz TMA-10 delivers the Expedition-15 crew | p. 274 |
| Expedition-15 | p. 276 |
| Progress M-60 | p. 278 |
| New schedules and new funding | p. 280 |
| STS-117 delivers the starboard-3/4 ITS | p. 282 |
| Planning the end | p. 294 |
| More computer tests | p. 295 |
| Progress M-61 | p. 298 |
| STS-118 delivers "Stubby" | p. 298 |
| Alone again | p. 311 |
| Soyuz TMA-11 delivers the Expedition-16 crew | p. 314 |
| STS-120 delivers Harmony, "the piece that makes the rest possible" | p. 317 |
| Preparing for the International Partner modules | p. 331 |
| Project Constellation | p. 339 |
| Ares-I Crew Launch Vehicle | p. 339 |
| First stage | p. 339 |
| Second stage | p. 341 |
| "Orion" Crew Exploration Vehicle | p. 341 |
| The Moon's place in a US-led international initiative to explore the solar system | p. 347 |
| Postscript | p. 349 |
| Appendices | |
| List of abbreviations | p. 353 |
| International Space Station Flight Log | p. 365 |
| Extravehicular activity | p. 373 |
| Index | p. 377 |
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