Location
Holiday Inn, Manatee Room B
Start Date
30-4-1997 1:00 PM
Description
The International Space Station, as the largest international civil program in history, features unprecedented technical, cost, scheduling, managerial, and international complexity. A number of major milestones have been accomplished to date, including the construction of major elements of flight hardware, the development of operations and sustaining engineering centers, astronaut training, and several Space Shuttle/Mir docking missions. Negotiations with all International Parters on initial terms and conditions and Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) have been largely completed, and discussions on bartering arrangements for services and new hardware are ongoing. When the International Space Station is successfully completed, it will pave the way for even bigger, more far-reaching, and more inspiring cooperative achievements in the future.
Paper Session II-B - The International Space Station: Background and Current Status
Holiday Inn, Manatee Room B
The International Space Station, as the largest international civil program in history, features unprecedented technical, cost, scheduling, managerial, and international complexity. A number of major milestones have been accomplished to date, including the construction of major elements of flight hardware, the development of operations and sustaining engineering centers, astronaut training, and several Space Shuttle/Mir docking missions. Negotiations with all International Parters on initial terms and conditions and Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) have been largely completed, and discussions on bartering arrangements for services and new hardware are ongoing. When the International Space Station is successfully completed, it will pave the way for even bigger, more far-reaching, and more inspiring cooperative achievements in the future.
