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Summary of the Science Performed Onboard the International Space Station within the United States Orbital Segment during Increments 16 and 17With the launch of the STS-122 on February 7, 2008, which delivered the European Columbus science module and the upcoming STS-124 flight, which will deliver the Japanese Kibo science module in May 2008, the International Space Station will become truly International with Europe and Japan joining the United States of America and Russia to perform science on a continuous basis in a wide spectrum of science disciplines. The last science module, Kibo, of the United States Orbital Segment (USOS) will be mated to the station on time to celebrate its first decade in low Earth orbit in October 2008 (end of Increment 17), thus ushering in the second decade of the station with all the USOS science modules mated and performing science. The arrival of the Kibo science module will also mark continuous human presence on the station for eighty eight (88) months, and, with the addition of the ESA science module during the STS-122 flight, the USOS will be made up of four space agencies: CSA, ESA, JAXA and NASA, spanning three continents. With the additional partners coming onboard with different research needs, every effort is being made to coordinate science across the USOS segment in an integrated manner for the benefit of all parties. One of the objectives of this paper is to discuss the integrated manner in which science planning/replanning and prioritization during the execution phase of an increment is being done. The main focus, though, of this paper is to summarize and to discuss the science performed during Increments 16 and 17 (October 2007 to October 2008). The discussion will focus mainly on the primary objectives of each investigation and their associated hypotheses that were investigated during these two Increments. Also, preliminary science results will be discussed for each of the investigation as science results availability permit. Additionally, the paper will briefly touch on what the science complement for these two increments was and what was actually accomplished due to real time science implementation and constraints. Finally, the paper will briefly discuss the science research complements for the next three Increments: Increments 18 to 20, in order to preview how much science might be accomplished during these three upcoming Increments of the station next decade.
Document ID
20080014218
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Jules, Kenol
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Istasse, Eric
(European Space Agency. European Space Research and Technology Center, ESTEC Noordwijk, Netherlands)
Stenuit, Hilde
(European Space Agency. European Space Research and Technology Center, ESTEC Noordwijk, Netherlands)
Murakami, Jeiji
(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Ibaraki, Japan)
Yoshizaki, Izumi
(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Ibaraki, Japan)
Johnson-Green, Perry
(John H. Chapman Space Centre Saint Hubert, Quebec City, Canada)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2008
Subject Category
Space Sciences (General)
Meeting Information
Meeting: 59th International Astronautical Congress
Location: Glasgow
Country: United Kingdom
Start Date: September 29, 2008
End Date: October 3, 2008
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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