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Old 02-April-2009, 04:46 AM
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Actually, he's kind of right. The ISS evolved from the proposed US Space Station Freedom. You'll notice they bear a striking resemblance. The ISS only appeared a few years after Freedom ended. Of course, the ISS is much better and probably couldn't have been built without international cooperation.
The Russians were also working on Mir 2, and much of the hardware and experience went into their contribution to the ISS. So there is more than just SS Freedom heritage in the ISS.
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The Russians were also working on Mir 2, and much of the hardware and experience went into their contribution to the ISS. So there is more than just SS Freedom heritage in the ISS.
To be sure. The ISS is essentially a merger of SSF and Mir 2. From Wikipedia:
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To be sure. The ISS is essentially a merger of SSF and Mir 2.
Mixed also with JAXA's and ESA's ideas for their own space laboratory facilities.
Witch eventualy evolved into the Columbus and Kibo Laboratory Modules.

Wiki: Columbus Module.
Wiki: Japanese Experiment Module.
ESA: Columbus one year on orbit.
JAXA: Kibo Module.

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Mixed also with JAXA's and ESA's ideas for their own space laboratory facilities.
Witch eventualy evolved into the Columbus and Kibo Laboratory Modules.

Wiki: Columbus Module.
Wiki: Japanese Experiment Module.
ESA: Columbus one year on orbit.
JAXA: Kibo Module.

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It's like a mosaic. Put all the pieces from all over together and they look wonderful.

My dad accidentally called the ISS "Freedom" once. I cracked up.
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My dad accidentally called the ISS "Freedom" once. I cracked up.
It would have been a lovely callsign...

Well, "Alpha" sounds great to!
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It does. One magazine I read got confused and called it the "International Alpha Station". Whoops.
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That’s the Space Station, of course. The Soyuz escape module is on the left, the robot arm on the right, and an array of mechanical equipment studs the station. You really can get a feel for how this thing was built to operate where gravity need not apply.
The ISS in 3D at the BA's blog.
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It's so awesome to see those pics...we don't need an "artist's conception" anymore!
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